Re: computer-go: k-best modes in (commercial) go programs

[David Fotland <fotland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:27 AM 10/26/99 +0200, althofer wrote:
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>Now, my questions to this mailing list:
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>(1)  Do there exist other (strong and commercial) go programs which have a
>     "multi-hint" feature like EZ-GO   ("multi-hint" means that at least
>     sometimes more than one move is proposed)?

Many Faces does this.  It hints the best move, and often gives several
alternatives that it likes almost as well.

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>(1') Do there exist go programs which evaluate all legal moves in a position.

Strong ones don't.  There are  probably weak programs that look at every move.

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>(2)  Which of the strong commercial programs have comfortable "take back"-
>     features? (I would need this for 3-Hirn experiments: two go programs
>     making their move proposals - and then a human who selects one of
>     these proposals. Of course, the program with the unchosen move has
>     to be set back and the other move entered.)

Many Faces has take back, or you can back up a move and add a variation 
if you prefer.

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>(3)  Which of the commercial programs typically propose different moves?
>     (For 3-Hirn it would not make much sense to have computers which almost
>      always propose the same move.)

I don't understand this question.  Most programs will propose different moves
from each other most of the time.

David Fotland


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>Thanks in advance for your replies!     Ingo Althofer.
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