RE: [computer-go] Anchor Player

[House, Jason J.]

 


>Yes, in Chinese rules you need to compensate white for the extra area
>you gain from the actual stones. The handicap is only meant to be the
>extra strength/stability.

To be slightly more specific, the extra compensation is specific to
area scoring rule systems.  In a game with only two passes, and black
passes first, area scoring matches other systems.  In a game with N
handicap, however, an area scoring will give an extra (N-1) points to
black.
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