> The self play factor is important because white who plays without > dynamic komi expect black to play aimless moves and thus white thinks it > can get away with moves that only works if black plays elsewhere. So > dynamic komi become very effective for black in this case, because white > expect a different style of play and does not adapt. > > So my conclusion is that I also need to do something about white. Easy > would be to enable dynamic komi also for the player who is behind. But > it feels wrong to do so....
Hello Magnus, By "wrong to do so", do you just mean in the context of a self-play experiment to discover the effect of dynamic komi? Or do you mean you think dynamic komi should only be used for the weaker player (i.e. the one who has a lead at the start of the game due to the handicap stones)? Thanks, Darren -- Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer http://dcook.org/gobet/ (Shodan Go Bet - who will win?) http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) http://dcook.org/blogs.html (My blogs and articles) _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
