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Author:  yang738 [ Sun Jul 26, 2015 5:26 pm ]
Post subject:  one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

Hi

I would like to know what Komi is for AGA rules currently?

I have read the old version of AGA rules. the komi is 5.5point at that time.

but how about now?

thanks in advance.

Stephen

Author:  yoyoma [ Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

For AGA komi is 7.5

http://www.usgo.org/files/pdf/completerules.pdf

Author:  yang738 [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

Thanks Yoyoma.

I've read the AGA area rule . I cannot find out any difference between AGA area rule and current Chinese rule.

but for AGA territory rule, it is difference from the current Japanese rule, especially in case of bend four and seki.

Author:  yoyoma [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

Yes you're right, AGA rules are area rules, with pass stones to allow players to count territory style.

Author:  Pio2001 [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

Hi,
Besides the territory counting with pass stones, used under AGA rules, but unknown in chinese rules, there are minor differences.

In handicap games, White has one more point in chinese rules (she is awarded as much point as the number of handicap stones, while in AGA rules, she gets as much points as the number of moves that she missed while Black plays the handicap stones).

And the superko rule is not exactly the same.
Chinese : a board play may not repeat a position already encountered on the board. If an infinite cycle longer than a ko or a sending two-returning one occurs, the decision is up to the referee.
AGA : a board play may not repeat a position already encountered on the board with the same player to play.

Example :



Chinese rules : move 6 is illegal (it repeats the position after move 3).
AGA rules : move 6 is legal, because it is White to play, while after move 3, it was black to play. But move 8 is illegal (it repeats the position after move 4 with White to play).

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Author:  Pio2001 [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 3:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

AAah ! Shame on me ! Move 12 is a suicide. I didn't realize it.

It doesn't change the above explanations, though.

Author:  Joelnelsonb [ Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

Does anyone know why the standard komi for area scoring is 7.5 while its only 6.5 (or sometimes 5.5) for territory scoring?

Author:  xed_over [ Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

Joelnelsonb wrote:
Does anyone know why the standard komi for area scoring is 7.5 while its only 6.5 (or sometimes 5.5) for territory scoring?

The integer part has to be in odd increments, because the difference between area scoring and territory scoring can differ by 1 point (which would otherwise, switch the result in a close game) -- not counting strange exceptions.

Author:  Pio2001 [ Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

True. To increase the komi above 5.5, in territory counting, 6.5 is one step higher.
But in aera scoring, switching from 5.5 to 6.5 has very little effect. It can only affect the outcome of games with an odd number of intersections in seki.
In order to go one step above 5.5 in aera scoring, jumping to 7.5 is required to affect significantly the outcome.

Author:  yang738 [ Fri Aug 07, 2015 12:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

Thanks for pointing out the slight difference between Chinese rule and AGA-area rule.

in this point , AGA-area rule looks like more reasonable although it is impossible for black to play this way.

Author:  oren [ Fri Aug 07, 2015 8:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: one question: what's Komi for AGA rules currently?

yang738 wrote:
in this point , AGA-area rule looks like more reasonable although it is impossible for black to play this way.


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