Re: [computer-go] question about Gnugo

[Gunnar Farnebäck <gunnar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Myriam wrote:
> How good is Gnugo 3.4 on a 5x5? It seems to me that it's pretty much
> unbeatable as black but just throws the towel as white. 
> Does Gnugo has a winning strategy as black? 

With perfect play black is supposed to kill all white stones on 5x5,
maybe that's what you're seeing. GNU Go has never been tuned for play
on 5x5 but when I test it it does seem to be playing reasonably.
Actually I think GNU Go 3.4 may even manage to get a living group as
white against current development versions which make at least one
misplay as black.

> Is Gnugo a "worthy opponent" as white on a 5x5 for machine learning
> program? 

I don't know but I guess it's at least not significantly worse than
any other alternative that is available.

If I remember correctly, by the way, the most interesting way to play
on 5x5 is to force black to start on 2-2.

/Gunnar
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