[computer-go] opponent strength differences for testing komi

[alain Baeckeroot]

Le Mercredi 3 Mai 2006 16:20, Aloril a écrit :
> On Wed, 2006-05-03 at 08:20 -0400, Don Dailey wrote:
> > In my own self-testing with botnoid I discovered that strength DOES
> > seem to matter when both players are equal.    A small komi seems to
> > work better for very weak programs and 7.5 seems to be the best komi
> > for programs like Lazarus - one of the stronger ones on CGOS.
> > 
> > Has someone ever done this test with random players?   It would be
> > interesting to see the results.
> 
> 1.5 as komi seemed appropriate:
> http://londerings.novalis.org/wlog/index.php?title=Even_games
> 
This seems reasonnable value for really random player, near 1 point komi
corresponding to 1 more stone on board for the first player.

Maybe it can be rigorously demonstrated ?

Alain