>>>> I got this from the AGA rules which I (falsly?) assumed to use >>>> chinese counting (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~wjh/go/rules/AGA.html) > > "At one time, the Chinese rules compensated White with an extra point > when Black got the last move. If Black's last move was to fill a ko he > or she had won, however, it was deemed unfair to penalize him or her, so > eventually the Chinese removed this proviso." > > in: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~wjh/go/rules/AGA.commentary.html > > It looks like that "rule" is obsolete.
Thanks for finding that, as I was getting confused :-). It would've affect the scoring of monte-carlo playouts. Darren P.S. Is the pass stone also passed over when territory scoring in AGA rules? That sounds like the score will deviate from Japanese scoring quite frequently. E.g. games often end with a small ko, and when one player runs out of ko threats he will pass (assuming no dame available), the other player will fill the ko, then each player will pass. If pass costs a point it hurts. _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
