By the way, @elsantodel90 made the below post that lists the possible (but very rare) situations where the optimal move choice would vary between the common rulesets:
This last conclusion, “players should do exactly the same regardless of rules”, always holds except for when very specific events kick in. These are:
One has an option to create a Seki with either odd dame / different total of eyes of each color, or not to create it. This is extremely rare.
Superko rules (basically nobody uses this: Even at AGA major tournaments, which are supposed to use situational Superko, people have been seen replaying triple Ko games instead of using Superko, probabl…
The last case listed in that post is the type of situation that I discuss in this thread:
Consider the following board position under Chinese rules with a 5.5 point komi
[game1]
Which stones are alive or dead?
Who will win this game and by how much?
What is the best line of play?
The purpose of this example is to explore how life and death is handled under Chinese rules. Pause here to consider the above questions if you wish to treat this example as a problem, before reading on into the rest of the discussion.
bent fo…
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