[computer-go] January KGS online computer Go Tournament

[Nick Wedd]

In message <20070102170109.73221.qmail at web39815.mail.mud.yahoo.com>, 
terry mcintyre <terrymcintyre at yahoo.com> writes
>Why 7.5 points komi on a 9x9 board?

Because I am using Chinese rules, and they specify komi of 7.5 points.

>The consensus at http://senseis.xmp.net/?HandicapForSmallerBoardSizes 
>seems to be that 5.5 points komi would be fair on a 9x9 board.

I see no evidence there of such a consensus.  (Even if I did, I would 
ignore it.)

Nick
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