[computer-go] 2004 Olympiad - GTP, GMP, "manual", ...... ?

["John Hamlen" <johno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Computer-Goers,

During the 90's (and late 80's), I got a lot of enjoyment from entering my
chess program ("Woodpusher") into competitions. Pressure from work, and a
lessening of interest (for me) once the top programs reached World Champion
strength, resulting in me giving up working on Woodpusher in 1997.

However, a couple of months ago I discovered the game of Go, saw that the
Computer Olympiad was still going, realised that I'd never been to Israel,
and decided to have a bash at a Go program! I currently have a something
that plays recognisable, though very weak(!), 9x9 Go.

As a newbie at this, now what I need to turn my attention to such small
matters as: How do computer Go tournaments - and the Olympiad in
particular - actually work?

Chess was easy; you just made all your moves on a real chess board and
entered them into the computer. What is the norm for Go? If I turn up in
Israel with a Go set under my arm, will that be okay, or should the program
be written to push GMP commands out of a serial port?

Any advice and experience you can share with me on this is much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

Best wishes,
John Hamlen

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