[computer-go] cgos komi (was: Odd experimental results)

[Jacques Basaldúa]

David Doshay, wrote:

> komi on CGOS is 7.5
>
>    RANGE        GAMES        BLACK PERC        WHITE PERC
>  600 - 799      17546          41.47 %          58.53 %
>  800 - 999      10883          39.36 %          60.64 %
> 1000 - 1199      1515          43.37 %          56.63 %
> 1200 - 1399      5542          43.79 %          56.21 %
> 1400 - 1599      9774          48.23 %          51.77 %
> 1600 - 1799     14706          49.37 %          50.63 %

Let me make a guess: Komi is compensation for white because
she does not make the first move. If players are skilled
moves have a high value, if players are not, moves have much
lower value. So what the table above shows is that komi
7.5 *is correct*. The asymptotic behavior towards 50% as ELO
increases is what proper komi should produce.

Jacques.