Re: [computer-go] Computer Go tournament at EGF

[David G Doshay <ddoshay@xxxxxxx>]

On 9, Feb 2005, at 12:41 PM, Nick Wedd wrote:

> My provisional plans are:
>   5-round Swiss
>   Time limits one hour each, sudden death
>   Probably Chinese (area) rules
>
> If anyone has an opinion about any of this, they should let me know, 
> either privately, or via this list.
While I will not be able to attend the EGC, I do have an interest in 
time limits in computer Go events.

My program SlugGo is strong but slow. I have dropped the time for the 
longest games from over 5 hours down to 3 hours with no drop in playing 
strength, with the average game now taking about 2 hours. I do see a 
rare game (perhaps one in 30) that finishes in under an hour. While I 
can trim time directly at the expense of playing strength, I think that 
people would like to see SlugGo playing at full strength.

I hope to eventually be able to compete in a tournament because I think 
that the computer Go world does not benefit if strong programs are 
excluded due to a forced forfeit on time. Just trying to plant a seed 
for a future tournament.

Cheers,
David


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