Re: computer-go: Learn from Self-Play

[frank-steinmann@xxxxxxxxxxx (Frank Steinmann)]

That sounds interesting. I'm planing something similar. What kind of
learning technique are you using?

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ran Xiao" <ranxiao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 5:03 PM
Subject: computer-go: Learn from Self-Play


> Hi, there,
>
> I set my program ForeverBlack at a self-play mode to learn full board
> evaluation function. After about 700 games (started from playing with
other
> computer GO programs, then self-play) on 9x9 board, I fell ForeverBlack
> becoming interesting. The following is a latest self-play record (2-ply
full
> board search by the evaluation function only without any pattern database,
> the final scoring is using so called Chinese scoring as explained in
> TurboGO).
>
> Weimin Xiao
>
> Date Sun Feb 16 09:17:45 CST 2003
> Boardsize 9
> Handicap  0
> Komi  5.5
> Black ForeverBlack
> White ForeverBlack
> Score 37  31
>   B 0 C3
>   W 1 B4
>   B 2 C6
>   W 3 B7
>   B 4 B5
>   W 5 C4
>   B 6 B6
>   W 7 C2
>   B 8 C8
>   W 9 D4
>   B 10 D3
>   W 11 D5
>   B 12 C7
>   W 13 C5
>   B 14 D7
>   W 15 D1
>   B 16 D9
>   W 17 E2
>   B 18 E3
>   W 19 E4
>   B 20 C9
>   W 21 D6
>   B 22 F2
>   W 23 B8
>   B 24 E8
>   W 25 E5
>   B 26 E6
>   W 27 E7
>   B 28 D2
>   W 29 F3
>   B 30 E1
>   W 31 F5
>   B 32 F6
>   W 33 F4
>   B 34 F7
>   W 35 G3
>   B 36 G2
>   W 37 J7
>   B 38 B2
>   W 39 H8
>   B 40 C1
>   W 41 H6
>   B 42 B3
>   W 43 H7
>   B 44 E2
>   W 45 H4
>   B 46 E7
>   W 47 H5
>   B 48 B9
>   W 49 H3
>   B 50 F9
>   W 51 G8
>   B 52 E9
>   W 53 G6
>   B 54 C2
>   W 55 H2
>   B 56 F1
>   W 57 J3
>   B 58 G4
>   W 59 J4
>   B 60 F8
>   W 61 H1
>   B 62 A8
>   W 63 G5
>   B 64 A7
>   W 65 J6
>   B 66 G9
>   W 67 G7
>   B 68 B7
>   W 69 A6
>   B 70 A2
>   W 71 A4
>   B 72 A3
>   W 73 G1
>   B 74 A5
>   W 75 H9
>