Improving OGS' scoring system

[benjito]

@yebellz

Under the Japanese rules, life and death status is determined by the rules. The concept of “hypothetical play” refers to determining whether or not stones can be captured under perfect play, and this process of adjudication should not (in principle) be limited by the skill of the players (i.e., if a skilled arbiter stepped in to resolve a dispute, then I believe that they should provide the correct judgements, even when both players have gotten the status wrong).

@yebellz

in strict application of the rules, if it is found that the outcome of the game would hinge on who gets to play next, the game should be declared as “both players lose”.

I read this in another thread, and thought it has an interesting relation to AI input in the scoring phase. I didn’t realize there is official/IRL precedent for allowing a stronger player to participate in the scoring process!