Re: [computer-go] Protocol B

[drd@xxxxxxx]

This is a clear win for white,  but what is the correct area score?   I 
certainly don't believe this is an 81-0 win.     But even if it turns out to 
be ...

All it really  is now is a handicap game where white has about 8 stones 
advantage, in the corner.   Enough to easily win against players 
significantly stronger, but probably for most of us it's not enough to win 
against great players.    It's not a played out game.

Just because the black stones will be captured doesn't mean all that space 
automatically belongs to white.

- Don




On Thursday 28 July 2005 12:31 pm, Erik van der Werf wrote:
> On 7/28/05, Ben Shoemaker <planetb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > In my opinion, the game should be played out to "the bitter end" by
> > computer players. By "the bitter end" I mean until all dead stones are
> > removed (seki situations would be a an exception.)
>
> I do not like this idea.
>
> 9x9 board:
> O O O # # # # # #
> O . O # # # # # #
> O O . # # # # # #
> # # # # # # # # #
> # # # # # # # # #
> # # # # # # # # #
> # # # # # # # # #
> # # # # # # # # #
> # # # # # # # # #
>
> Normally, White is unconditionally alive and all black stones are dead.*
>
> If White actually has to capture the dead black stones he will loose points
> because it gives Black the opportunity to build a new living group. I
> consider it a waste of time to play until all empty points are single-point
> eyes. Moreover, I'm not eager to modify my program to start playing moves
> in unconditional territory.
>
> E.
>
> * Under Japanese rules (1989) this is different but then at least you can
> get points for the prisoners, which again makes it a trivial win for White.
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