Your right. It depends on the komi, if it makes a difference. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:computer-go- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik van der Werf > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 3:17 PM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] Re: WMSG - Scoring > > >> >> When White is the first player to pass than komi is changed > >> >> from 6.5 to 7.5 . > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 11:02 PM, David Fotland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > It should make almost no difference, since on odd sized boards with area > > counting the game result will be the same unless there is a seki with an odd > > number of shared liberties. This kind of seki is rare. I'd guess less than > > one in a hundred games ends with such a seki on the board. AGA rules also > > have the effect of changing the komi depending on which side makes the last > > pass. > > Is that right? > > Area scoring & no neutral intersections & odd board surface -> odd > komi for jigo (typically 5, 7 or 9). > > So, what you're saying applies for 5.5 against 6.5, or 7.5 against 8.5. > 6.5 versus 7.5 should frequently make a difference. > > > It seems this rule makes the game slightly more challenging by > increasing the granularity in frequent scores to the level normally > observed only under territory scoring. > > Erik > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
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