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

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> 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.

A strategy would be to have the engine switch to nonparallel
play when you get short on time. You may already have a won
position at that time.

Dan
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