[Computer-go] Beta-testing: feedback to bot owners

[Nick Wedd]

In message 
<AANLkTinQ-biPg5rbi69UKHQrZ1sXdXj3iUiR61uu2pFV at mail.gmail.com>, John 
Tromp <john.tromp at gmail.com> writes
>> Go is in principle a drawing game.
>> Proper komi (in my humble opinion) should result that optimal
>> (perfect) play leads to a draw.
>
>As long as we are no where near perfect play on 9x9,
>it would be presumptuous to claim to know the perfect komi.
>Thus, he current fractional komi can also be considered an
>admission of our ignorance about perfect play.

Computer programs are pretty good at 9x9.  Their games against each 
other provide evidence that 7.5 komi (with Chinese rules) is too high.

Nick
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