[gtp] No I?

[Don Dailey]

GTP was designed  specifically for Go.  Go doesn't  use the letter "I"
and  GTP uses  the  same notation  that  humans use  for recording  or
specifying moves.

SGF is a generic format for recording board games in general and is not
specific to Go.  SGF doesn't use Go notation.

Of course you probably realize  that the letter 'I' is easily confused
with the letter 'J' and is avoided in the game of Go for this reason.

- Don



   From: Chris Spencer <ckspencer@verizon.net>

   I suppose this may be explained somewhere, but I've been at a lose to 
   discover it. Why do GTP coordinates not use the letter I? SGF uses I, or 
   at least doesn't mention it explicitly 
   (http://www.red-bean.com/sgf/go.html). Most non-GTP go board markups 
   I've seen use I. Sensei's Library lists some answers to this question, 
   but they seem fairly vague and inconclusive. Is there a real reason or 
   is it just convention?

   Chris

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