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AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo; Game 25: The shoulder hit, with a twist

Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal's Chris Garlock, resume their popular series with a review of the 25th game of the amazing AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo selfplay games.

Black starts out with "a very human-looking opening," reminiscent of the mini Chinese Opening, an AG shoulder hit (with a twist), followed (of course) by a 3-3 invasion, which prompts a discussion of which side to block. The game also features a sacrifice that isn't and a dramatic -- and confusing -- ending involving multiple groups that may or may not be alive. These videos are made possible by the support of the American Go Association; please consider joining  today! Video produced by Michael Wanek & Andrew Jackson. [sgf sgfUrl="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019.01.05_AG-AG-25annotated.sgf " href="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019.01.05_AG-AG-25annotated.sgf" class="alignleft"] [/sgf]