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Re: [computer-go] How come Gnu managed to lose to indigo?

> Any plausibel explanation why GnuGo lost to indigo in 2004 Computer Olympiad?

I don't know how good Indigo is compared to Gnugo, but presumably you
think this should not have occured.

But statistically, any player can win against any player in a game or
even in a series of games.  The bigger the difference in skill, the
less likely such an event will occur but it can always happen.  I
don't think it follows from 1 game that GnuGo is confused by Indigo's
style.

My own program will beat GNU Go 15% of the time.  Those occasionally
wins are not flukes, they represent the difference in skill.  If I
played my program in a tournament it would likely meet GNU Go and
lose.  If it happen to win, there would probably be a big buzz about
"this strong new program" and why this upstart was able to beat it.


- Don





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   <P>Any plausibel explanation why GnuGo lost to indigo in 2004 Computer Olympiad? I played quickly (well I played quickly, not the indigo) and I was able to pull about 120 pt win against it. While with Gnu Go I occasionally lose to it but usesually win by 20-30 points?</P>
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   <P>Gnu Go is much stronger than indigo tactically. And even in "WholeBordVision" it does better job. Indigo allows it groups to be enclosed far too easily.&nbsp; So is ther some plausible explanation. Like Gnu Go is too passive and does not get advantage it deserves because it does not challenge its' lesser abled opponet into a fight?.</P>
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   <P>Just Curios. Are there other similar odd pairs where styles do match. Like Go++ coud be one such oppponent. It player veryt terrotiry oriented game that can hard to match by a computer opponent.</P>
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