I already have experimented with the 9x9 server with an anonymous name :) The results have aged off the server, but I think it had a rating between 1750 and 1850. So I had working GTP code about 8 months ago. I'll give it a try today on 9x9 to see if it still works.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Dailey > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:22 PM > To: computer-go > Subject: Re: [computer-go] Former Deep Blue Research working on Go > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Good common sense answer. I agree that this could be settled. > > I'll go ahead and help Chris Fant set up a the server which > he will administer. > > Meanwhile, can you experiment with the 9x9 server just to see > if you can > get it working on CGOS? You can use any anonymous name. > > - - Don > > > David Fotland wrote: > > It's because strong players play strong moves, and the program has > > knowledge about the strong moves. When Mogo plays an > unconventional > > move, Many Faces has less knowledge, and is more likely to do > > something really stupid. People are more able to respond > well to odd moves. > > > > 9x9 is a different case, since mogo plays nearly perfectly once the > > opening is done, unless there is a rare tactic that falls > outside the > > uct tree so the monte carlo doesn't see it. In 19x19 middle games, > > mogo is still relying on the monte carlo playouts rather > than the uct > > tree, so it is more sensitive to tactics. I've watched it > play 19x19, > > and it plays greedy for territory while leaving many weaknesses. A > > human will focus on the weaknesses and find some deep tactics to > > exploit them. Many Faces won't do this since it expects > the opponent > > to play the "honest" move and not leave this kind of weakness. > > > > But the only way to settle this is to do some experiments. I could > > certainly be wrong. If we have a mogo-many faces match on > 19x19 cgos, > > and we also have them play for ratings against people on > kgs, it would > > settle it. > > > > David > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHDnfuDsOllbwnSikRAjIxAKDMtn/IC7ybKC40Gc73k93y5zkOxACg4qoT > JOZy56ZHYDPqyno9XMqLhuk= > =9Kou > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
