Hi,
Tom Simonite, who is writing for WIRED, seems to be
following our list. At least he contacted me after
my posting from Saturday, and included my statements
in an article:
https://www.wired.com/story/tencent-software-beats-go-champ-showing-chinas-ai-gains/
One small correction: I am NOT a go
Normal handicap games with 0.5 komi favor Black by only half a stone/grade
compensation (so if there is a full grade difference in strength White
still has an advantage). Two handicap stones with normal komi just corrects
for one stone/grade strength difference (just like one handicap stone with
Dear Hideki,
> >So, were the handicap games played at "normal" komi values
> >(6,5 or 7,5 points) ?
>
> No, but "standard" 0.5 pts. Zen supports very wide range of
> komi; about -20 to +30 (mainly for the users of
> Tencho-no-Igo).
that is very interesting information.
In particular, because
