1. When B, W both pass, request final_status_list 2. If the results are same, we are done 3. If not, start requesting gen_move_cleanup (if it is not implemented, assume a pass move) 4. After two more passes, all blocks are assumed alive.
Will a linear row of stones at the edge of the board with one liberty at each end be considered alive? Well, they should if it is a seki, but not if the surrounding stones are unconditionally alive. How about if they only have one liberty? This protocol is downright silly. I just do not see the point in making the bots fill all liberties down to the last 2. It is ugly. What I see is that without a change in the rules that forces programs to play the end-game like idiots, there will always be special situation at which a human is required to settle a dispute. It happens in human tournaments, why should it never happen in a computer tournament? TD's exist to set pairings and resolve disputes. David _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/