Question: Is Ray accounting for the number of handicap stones for score calculation?

[pnprog]

Hi,

For this question, I am assuming Ray is playing according to Chinese rule (area scoring). Please correct me if I am wrong.

There is not 100% consensus regarding area scoring and handicap games, but it is usual to add the number of handicap stones to the points made by White. So that White score, after removing all dead stones, will be the sum of :

• the number of empty points surrounded by white stones only
• the number of living white stones on the board
• the value of komi (usually 0.5 point for handicap game)
• the number of handicap stones

For instance, Leela Zero accounts for it:
https://github.com/gcp/leela-zero/blob/5958e02cf539d42ee20704b664043036d5c3c18b/src/FastState.cpp#L150
And one can make the assumption that Leela does the same.
GNU Go does the same as well (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnugo.git/tree/engine/aftermath.c#n1185).

From what I can read in the code; Ray does not account for it:

Ray/src/Gtp.cpp

Line 520 in e5b2cad

score = UctAnalyze(game, S_BLACK) - komi[0];

Could you confirm?

[zakki]

@kobanium Is handicap game always 0.5 point komi?

Ray/src/DynamicKomi.cpp

Line 99 in e5b2cad

new_komi = (double)handicap_num + 0.5;

[pnprog]

Hi!

I got my answer: I crafted the enclosed SGF file (9 handicap stones, komi 11.5) and asked Ray to evaluate final_score. Result for Ray: B+132.5

In the same time, Leela, Leela Zero and GnuGo give B+112.5

If I count myself (Chinese rule):

• Black: area: 247
• White: (area 114) + (komi 11.5) + (handicap 9) = 134.5
• Result: B+112.5

Now, even without accounting for the handicap stone, it should be B+121.5 and not B+132.5 which seems to indicate that Ray does not accound neither for handicap (<- this might be ok depending on rule set) neither for komi.

pnprog-vs-pnprog.zip

[kobanium]

@zakki
Yes. Komi is always 0.5 points on a handicap game.

@pnprog
Ray always considers 0.5 points komi on a handicap game.

• Ray's output : B+132.5 (komi 0.5 <- wrong value)
• Correct result : B+121.5 (komi 11.5)

Difference of score : 132.5 - 121.5 = 11.0
Difference of komi value : 11.5 - 0.5 = 11.0

This is Ray's bug. I will fix it.