Restarting games from scoring tool

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@Conrad_Melville

When a game restarts, the person who plays first is the one who would have played next had the game not been interrupted. No one ever gets two turns in a row.

I believe this is the case for the various rulesets that use area scoring (e.g., Chinese, AGA, New Zealand, etc.).

However, this should not be the case under Japanese rules, which explicitly states that when a person asks to resume the game, their opponent gets the next move.

This quirk of the Japanese rules can even lead to both players losing.

Odd Cases in the Japanese Rules

Both Players Lose The Japanese rules state: Article 13. Both players lose 1. After the game stops according to Article 9, if the players find an effective move, which would affect the result of the game, and therefore cannot agree to end the game, both players lose. Note that article 9 (about resuming the game) also applies: Article 9. End of the game … 3. If a player requests resumption of a stopped game, his opponent must oblige and has the right to play first. In the official comment…

@Conrad_Melville

annul the game if an unsettled position has the potential to change the outcome

Technically, the Japanese rules specifically prescribes that both players should lose. However, pragmatically, it seems reasonable to annul the game to avoid the ambiguous effect on the rating system.