Re: [computer-go] Time limit in tournaments

[steve uurtamo <apoxonpoo@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I would prefer not KGS.  I have an interest in 9x9
> games (it's what my
> program currently plays, after all ;) ), and would
> like my program to
> be able to play them and be ranked or paired
> intelligently by the
> server.  Unfortunately, KGS has a stated policy
> against 9x9 (or other
> non-19x19) rated games.

um, kgs doesn't *give you a rank* if you choose to
play a 9x9 game, but that wouldn't prevent the
stated goal, which is an automated way to get lots
of win/loss statistics against other computer
players.  it keeps track of those wins and losses
just fine.  playing 'free' as opposed to 'rated' only
affects *kgs'* global understanding of your
rating, which would never converge in any case.

kgs (or anyone else for that matter) couldn't
generate kyu ratings for us, because they would
necessarily never converge to anything useful --
if our programs are only playing each other,
they'll have no real-world ranking context with
which to generate meaningful ranks.

(i.e. if you never play a human with a real-world
ranking, no ranking that you give to yourself or
that anyone else gives to you will ever have any
outside {real} context or meaning).

sensing a misunderstanding in progress...

s.

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