Re: [computer-go] 2nd KGS Computer Go Tournament

[Paul Pogonyshev <pogonyshev@xxxxxxx>]

John Davies wrote:
> My solution in the end was to spool out the final position in SGF to a
> local GNUGo process, ask it to "final_status_list dead" and pass on the
> result.  I plan to take this assessment job on myself eventually but for
> now it doesn't improved DB's results (so isn't cheating) but does make
> sure the live/dead status is very good at the end. Result: a happy
> tournament organiser :-)
>
> This trick isn't tricky ;-) and could be suggested for any bots that
> don't do this stage well.  I'm surprised the winning bot (obviously with
> a strong sense of what's alive and dead during the game) was lacking in
> this regard.
>
> BTW I don't count this as a 'hybrid' program so PLEASE don't start that
> thread going again!

I actually believe this was specifically allowed somewhere on KGS pages.
I.e. this in no way counts as a `hybrid' program.

Paul

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