Don proposed creating multiple entities for programs playing at different handicaps.
That seems to complicate things. Is it possible to factor handicaps into elo-style ratings? We might start with some assumptions that, for example, 100 elo points is comparable to a one-stone handicap, test the assumptions, and make adjustments as appropriate. Given enough games, it might even be possible to answer the question of whether the handicap stones vs elo rating is best represented as a linear or nonlinear function. Some suggest that the answer would depend on the ability to use the handicap stones to good effect. There is some extensive discussion of existing rating systems here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_ranks_and_ratings Terry McIntyre UNIX for hire software development / systems administration / security [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
