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I notice 9x9 is played at komi of 7.5. And the ICGA tournaments also seem to be played at 7.5. Yet I believe pro games are still played at 6.5, at least in Japan [1]. FWIW, my own study suggests correct komi [2] is probably 6, maybe 5 or 7; 8 is looking more and more unlikely. Did someone just take at a guess at 7.5 komi for an early tournament and everyone else has copied since? Or was it based on some statistical evidence? And are the tournaments showing a bias at 7.5 komi, or does it seem to be working well? Darren [1]: e.g. http://computer-go.org/pipermail/computer-go/2009-January/017512.html [2]: To preempt the pedants: between very strong/perfect players. -- Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer http://dcook.org/gobet/ (Shodan Go Bet - who will win?) http://dcook.org/mlsn/ (Multilingual open source semantic network) http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) http://dcook.org/blogs.html (My blogs and articles) _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
