It's not really incorrect, as it's simple to demonstrate that you need the fewest stones to securely surround points in the corner, then the side, then the center. So it's worth bearing those things in mind as options at any point, and that sequence you describe (corners, long sides, short sides) actually is more or less the order you'll see in many if not most pro games. But part of the beauty of go is that you can play and win in many different ways, as Bill's games demonstrated, and that some of the strongest bots are now also demonstrating.

It's worth bearing in mind, also, that these games were played prior to the development of most if not all fuseki theory. They played based on fighting strength, and until you are at the peak and still need something besides fighting strength to get an edge, there's no real need to develop it. There's been a lot of research in go over the past 1200 years, after all.

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Somebody mentioned that Go is so much more complex than Chess that you have a lot more freedom and that's true. I remember when I started it was like an adventure, anything seemed possible. Of course like in life the more you learn and the better you get the more all things narrow down and top pro's would probably only consider a handful of openings playable in a serious match.

It's true of course, but even if you spent 100 years playing chess, you'd still get nowhere in terms of mastering perfect play. But I guess if you're playing a game, it's nice to point out that theoretically speaking it's more complex than others.

Also, just because there's more freedom to chose between twenty moves in chess and only two or three moves in a typical card game doesn't mean you can use cards in a chess game.

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