I get the feeling that this was AlphaGo's strategy in all the games. Unless Sedol presented a game-ending move it was overwhelmingly likely that AlphaGo would back down and focus elsewhere to extend its territory, by making non-aggressive defensive moves. This makes logical sense. During the early game you need to invoke a crystal ball, where during the endgame you can make informed decisions. This was demonstrated particularly well during game 3 where AlphaGo ran away from fights on numerous occasions - "leave me alone to extend my territory."
I must also commend the commentators, especially Redmond, for being so thoroughly informative in unknown waters.
I get the feeling that this was AlphaGo's strategy in all the games. Unless Sedol presented a game-ending move it was overwhelmingly likely that AlphaGo would back down and focus elsewhere to extend its territory, by making non-aggressive defensive moves. This makes logical sense. During the early game you need to invoke a crystal ball, where during the endgame you can make informed decisions. This was demonstrated particularly well during game 3 where AlphaGo ran away from fights on numerous occasions - "leave me alone to extend my territory."
I must also commend the commentators, especially Redmond, for being so thoroughly informative in unknown waters.