Re: What do various \rulesets say about the score of the seki?

Dear Chris and Thaddeus,

Thaddeus:
> > Looking over this game, I was wondering how the seki
> > in the UHR corner is scored. Especially T18,T19.
>

Chris:
> The most interesting (read: overly complicated) rule set is Japanese
> rules. In this case no points are counted in a seki. White has made an
> error by not capturing the stone at T18, because this would have given
> him one point for a captured stone. After two passes this stone is not
> to be removed from the seki. Only stones inside territory of the
> opponent are to be removed.

It's worse, err, more interesting than that! ;-) By Japanese '89 rules
Black has no territory at all!!!!! Each of his live groups shares a
neutral point with some live White group, and is therefore **in seki**.
White wins big. (OC, Black may request a resumption....)

Best regards,

Bill
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