Glossary

GTP

The Go Text Protocol

A communication protocol used to control Go-playing programs. Gomill uses only GTP version 2, which is specified at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~gunnar/gtp/gtp2-spec-draft2/gtp2-spec.html.

(As of April 2017, the specification describes itself as a draft, but it has remained stable for several years and is widely implemented.)

SGF

The Smart Game Format

A text-based file format used for storing Go game records.

Gomill uses version FF[4], which is specified at http://www.red-bean.com/sgf/index.html.

komi

Additional points awarded to White in final scoring.

simple ko

A Go rule prohibiting repetition of the immediately-preceding position.