I've changed the Komi at GPW Cup from 7.5 to 6.5 after reading Erik's suggestion on this list that it's more common in board games that Black has some advantage.
Hideki Darren Cook: <4a30f5fa.2060...@dcook.org>: >> Announcement: >> http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA012620/cgf2009/cgf2009.html (in >> Japanese) > >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. -- g...@nue.ci.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Kato) _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
