Re: [computer-go] Third KGS tournament: game-end protocol

[Don Dailey <drd@xxxxxxx>]

Just some general observations:

It should also be noted that there is NO WAY to force a PLAYER to
pass, whether computer or human it's his right to pass whenever he
wants to.

That makes any particular agreement protocol a luxury.  

Another observation.  In the context of this discussion we talking
about Chinese rules, not Japanese rules.  I get the feeling some of us
are saying "Chinese" but our brains are wired for Japanese.  This
isn't Japanese, it is not only legal to NOT pass it doesn't matter a
bit and it's your choice as a player.  If we don't like it, we need to
get over it.

The only issue to discuss is how complicated the protocol, which is
just a luxury, should be.   

I'm beginning to see the beauty of John Tromps solution.

- Don






   On 6/10/05, David Fotland <fotland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
   > So if my program thinks it is behind, it should just declare all opponent
   > stones dead, and make moves inside
   > the opponent's territory and hope the opponent makes a mistake, or loses on
   > time.

   In Chineese scoring, it should do that anyway, right?  Regardless of
   any dead-stone declaration protocol.
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