On Sun, 2008-12-07 at 12:12 +0100, Rémi Coulom wrote:
> Ingo Althöfer wrote:
> >
> > Concerning the next Computer Olympiad and having in mind
> > the discussion on the last one ("how fair is 7.5 komi for
> > 9x9 computer games?") the WMSG scoring should be worth
> > to be discussed for 9x9.
> >
>
> Nobody will want such a scoring in computer go. It is not a matter of
> adding one line of code, like Michael Williams suggested. This rule
> means that passing first gives a one-point advantage to White. Since
> playouts don't pass early, MC programs cannot cope well with this rule.This is true. And it's even worse with MC programs that do not distinguish the magnitude of the win. One solutions, which is not very satisfying, is to internally set komi pessimistically. This of course will weaken the play a little. Has anyone done a study on how much difference it makes if you set komi an extra 1 or 2 points to your disadvantage? - Don > > Rémi > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
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