Re: computer-go: Computer Go Tournament Program

[Don Dailey <drd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   From: Robert Jasiek <jasiek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

   Don Dailey wrote:
   >  .  You can optionally give a score with a pass move.

   How not to give any score?

I  don't understand  your question.   When   you pass,  you  give your
opinion  of what the final score  will be, or   you choose not to give
this opinion.  This allows  games to end early  if 2 players take  the
shortcut of agreeing on the score without having to play it out.

John Tromp suggests    the semantical simplification  of   viewing all
passes as coming with a default score  whether the passer provides one
or not.  The default score would be the current Tromp/Taylor territory
calculation.


   >  .  Game is over on 2 consecutive passes if neither gives a
   >     score or both sides give scores that are in agreement.

   "neither gives a score or" is superfluous if you rely on
   the 4 pass rule, too.

   How do you interpret correct scores or incorrect scores?

You don't interpret scores at all.   The players can  agree on a wrong
score if they want to.

If they don't agree, you use Tromp/Taylor territory calculations which
can  be  easily calculated  without error  by  the human   or computer
arbiter.
 

Don



   >  .  Game is over on 4 consecutive passes regardless of what scores
   >     are given.

   --
   robert jasiek