Yes. An even score requires a seki with an odd number of neutral (uncounted) points. So even komi is possible, but unlikely since very few games end with seki, unless the score is very unbalanced.
David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Dailey Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 5:37 AM To: computer-go Subject: RE: [computer-go] On ranks 2 and 3 of 9x9 in Beijing So are you saying that you can get even scores, but most of the games will have odd scores? So it's possible for the correct komi to be even if best play must result in a seki situation? - Don On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 05:29 -0700, David Fotland wrote: > No. on 9x9 without sekis, the score must be odd, 5, 7, or 9. > > > > From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Antonin > Lucas > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:16 PM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] On ranks 2 and 3 of 9x9 in Beijing > > > > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Gian-Carlo Pascutto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I'd have some preference for playing the decisive game with > komi = 6.5, > but apparently thats not possible on KGS. I think with komi = > 7.5 white > is scoring very high (too high?) in the top games. > > > Aren't 6.5 and 7.5 komi in area counting essentially equivalent, save > for a few seki cases ? > > > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
