Re: [computer-go] Re: Computer Go tournament thoughts

[Arend Bayer <arend.bayer@xxxxxx>]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, A van Kessel wrote:

> > The Kiseido Go Server (KGS) supports the GTP protocol, and has programs
> GTP has no mechanism for login/passwd (IIRC, maybe I missed another
> draft)
> NB I do not want to start another server-war ;-]

You didn't miss a GTP draft, but you missed how this would be setup.
The kgsGtp client would locally connect to the engine using GTP, and
connect to the server to deal with login/passwd. The server would then
arrange the tournament between the bots that are logged in.

In fact, this is the setup that would be used in _any_ such computer
tournament, I suppose/hope.

The only disadvantage of using KGS is that every participating program
would have to implement GTP.

Arend

> Also, I believe GTP is intended for controlling an engine,
> which is not the same as comunicating with a go-playing-program.
> There is for instance no provision for challenging your opponent, or
> accepting a match request.
> AvK
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