Does Japanese rules make any difference in what komi to use? - Don
On Thu, 2007-04-05 at 09:15 +0900, Darren Cook wrote: > > Here are the results (wins for black): > > komi 6.5: > > 1943/3640 (53%) > > komi 7.5 > > 1754/3640 (48%) > > This is an interesting result, on one of my favourite topics. I've spent > a lot of time analyzing 9x9 games by very strong/pro players in detail > and decided correct komi is probably either 6 or 7 points. Give me a few > more years and I may be able to narrow that down :-). > > Professionals in Japan play 9x9 using 6.5 komi, after moving from 5.5pt > komi. (I know practically nothing about 9x9 professional games in > China/Korea, and would welcome any leads.) > > As an aside, I've noticed the monte carlo 9x9 programs play a weak > opening then make up for it later. It'd be interesting to see the komi > study using a full-strength version of Mogo and using an opening book > (ideally with results split by first move). > > Darren > > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
