> But if the first move is played in the center or the edge, then its > value is lower than 10 points. So, actually the value of the first > move depends on the location it is played.
To get this out of the way, we're not talking about the value of any old starting move. We're talking about the biggest possible move. The value of the komi is actually quite mysterious, theoretically speaking. Its possible to imagine the value beeing zero in a game were the even moves can allways exactly compensate the odd moves.(I know in go that's not the case) The practical answer is that the correct (integer) komi is the value that gives both players an equal chance at winning. Judging from professional play, on a 19*19 board 8 is is the most likely answer, with 7 and 9 in contention. Another thing to look at is the relation between a 1 stone handicap(first move) and a 2 stone handicap. The intuition here is that the 1st stone is half a move, and that a 2 stone handicap is therefore 3 times as valuable as a 1 stone handicap. That intuition is probably very close to the truth, but there is some handwaving involved. Stefan _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
