AGA	Japanese (JP)	Chinese (CN)	Korean (KR)	Ing's SST Rules (Ing)	New Zealand (NZ)
Komi	7.5	6.5	7.5 (Scored as 3.75 is removed from Black and given to White)	6.5	8	7
Handicap Positioning	Fixed Points	Fixed Points	Free Placement	Fixed Points	Free Placement	Free Placement
Handicap Score Adjustment	When Area scoring is in effect, White receives an additional point of compensation for each black Handicap stone after the first.	None	White receives an additional point of compensation for each black Handicap stone.	None	White receives an additional point of compensation for each black Handicap stone.	None
Special rules when Passing	Opponent receives one Prisoner on Pass	None	None	None	None	None
Self Capture	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Super-Ko	Repetitions are forbidden	Board repetition is allowed, if neither side is willing to break the loop the game is annulled	Repetitions are forbidden	Board repetition is allowed, if neither side is willing to break the loop the game is annulled	Forces avoidance of repetition through special SST Ko Rule	Repetitions are forbidden
Ending the Game	Either two or three consecutive passes, with White being the last to pass.	Two passes	Two passes	Two passes	Two passes	Two passes
Stone removal phase	Dead stones mutually agreed upon.	Subject to special Japanese stone removal rules	Dead stones mutually agreed upon.	Subject to special Korean stone removal rules	Dead stones mutually agreed upon.	Dead stones mutually agreed upon.
Dame filling during stone removal	No	Yes, placements must be agreed upon	No	Yes, placements must be agreed upon	Yes, alternating placements.	No
Dame negates territory of adjacent strings	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Player to play after resuming from the Stone Removal Phase	Opponent of the last to pass	Opponent of the player to resume the game	Opponent of the last to pass	Opponent of the player to resume the game	Opponent of the last to pass	Opponent of the last to pass
Scoring	Area or Territory minus prisoners (Resulting winner is always the same in either case)	Territory minus prisoners	Area	Territory minus prisoners	Area	Area