Yes, exactly. An example to hopefully resolve any remaining ambiguity
Usually you know what has been the last move of the opponent. On the computer, the last move is usually marked with a circle on the stone, in live play you see it being set, and most (all?) rule-sets require your opponent to point out the last move when asked.
When using something like a play-by-mail server (like DGS), it is easy enough to forget the board position between each move. One could write a script to replace the marked stone with the circle by a standard-stone, without any markings.
To decide on the next move then you have to evaluate the board as a whole. As Go is a full-information game, and the chronological ordering of the moves is irrelevant to the strength and function of any stone on the board, this is at it should be.
However, as like most beginners, when I play there I look for the circle, and place my move in the neighborhood. Bad.
As a player on DGS, I’m pretty sure it does mark your last move and also your opponent’s move.
(I do much the same thing. I sometimes ask Gnu Go for its opinion on a turn, and am routinely surprised by when it suggests playing somewhere far from the last few plays.)
Yes, exactly. An example to hopefully resolve any remaining ambiguity
Usually you know what has been the last move of the opponent. On the computer, the last move is usually marked with a circle on the stone, in live play you see it being set, and most (all?) rule-sets require your opponent to point out the last move when asked.
When using something like a play-by-mail server (like DGS), it is easy enough to forget the board position between each move. One could write a script to replace the marked stone with the circle by a standard-stone, without any markings.
To decide on the next move then you have to evaluate the board as a whole. As Go is a full-information game, and the chronological ordering of the moves is irrelevant to the strength and function of any stone on the board, this is at it should be.
However, as like most beginners, when I play there I look for the circle, and place my move in the neighborhood. Bad.
As a player on DGS, I’m pretty sure it does mark your last move and also your opponent’s move.
(I do much the same thing. I sometimes ask Gnu Go for its opinion on a turn, and am routinely surprised by when it suggests playing somewhere far from the last few plays.)