On 10/29/07, Christoph Birk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 29 Oct 2007, Jacques Basaldúa wrote: > > This can also be done by the programmers. E.g. If CrazyStone is too > strong, > > Rèmi can introduce a CrazyStoneH3 which passes 3 times > > at the beginning. But not at the first move, to avoid smart tricks. > > > > If CrazyStoneH3 is given white and plays: 2. whatever 4. pass 6. pass 8. > > pass. Black cannot pass and win the game because of komi. > > I like this idea. > This actually might work even without a server change. The > self-handicapped program can even play black and pass on the > 2nd,3rd,... move. White still cannot win by passing since there > are live black stones on the board.
I don't think black can ever pass in any simple manner to give handicap. After playing one stone, the remaining empty territory *should* look like nobody's territory. The score would then be "black stones" vs "white stones" + komi. I'd argue that the right is always greater than the left until territory begins to form. Similarly, white can safely pass right out of the gate since a black pass would make it win. White can't, however, pass more than 7 times with a komi of 7.5.
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