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Re: [computer-go] 2nd KGS Computer Go Tournament



In message <427F5DA7.2050208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, John Tromp <John.Tromp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Paul Tabor wrote:
I've noticed some of the stronger programs can't read out things like seki
all the time. Which is reasonable, because if they were perfect at reading
they would be 9p+ and this bulletin board wouldn't be needed any more. But
this is common enough to make human intervention in scoring necessary - you
can't play out a seki!
Sure you can; if there is a dispute regarding a seki (one side claiming the
other is dead) you play it out. Now the proper playout is: pass; pass.
in which case, since neither side has made any non-pass moves,
the position is (correctly) scored as-is. And if one side does make moves,
then it's their loss:)
I do not trust bots (let alone pairs of bots) to handle genuine disputes correctly. I do trust myself to handle them correctly.

I do not think anyone will try to add dispute-negotiation code to their bot. But if anyone is daft enough to do this, I shall insist that they keep it switched off for any event that I am organising.

Nick
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