On Wed, 2007-04-04 at 09:17 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 7.5 komi is for the 19x19 game (7.5/361). It may not be correct for > the 9x9 (7.5/81). From games played on CGOS what is the correct > komi?
It's my strong feeling that 7.5 is the right komi if you are to use fractional komi to avoid draws. A strong player who played Mogo feels that it's easy to win as white because of the 7.5 komi - so it's possible we are using the "wrong" komi. However, in studies I have run with much wekaer versions of Lazarus, 7.5 is the fairest possible (fractional) komi for computer vs computer play. These studies indicate that with weaker players, lower komi's work better - so that is further evidence that you should not go lower than 7.5 with strong computers. In view of a statement by a strong player that it is easy to win as white against Mogo with 7.5 komi, I must hypothesize that the correct komi is 7.0 and that on such a small board, the extra half stone makes a big difference to a strong player. I would also hypothesize that this same player would find 6.5 komi easy to win as black. Other than the studies I have done, I am in no position to make such judgements, I am not a go player and I guess you could say I don't really know what I am talking about. However the studies were pretty convincing, so the best I can do is present my reasoning about the 7.0 komi and why I feel it's probably the value that is correct - based on empirical evidence, not any domain specific knowledge on my part. I would love to get an opinon from a professional player on this issue and I want to use the best fractional komi on CGOS. - Don _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
