I would like to add that we are calibrating against 19x19 players. Even though their ratings are based on 19x19 play we just want a mapping from 19x19 dan to 9x9 cgos. The assumption is that 1 Dan 19x19 = 1 Dan 9x9 and on average this will be true. We don't expect to get a perfect table out of this - just a rough rule of thumb.
I would mention that KGS in a sense does this. When you play 9x9 they still display your rating even if you believe there is no correlation or relevance. Of course they don't rate 9x9 games but you can still judge the quality of your opponent by looking at his 19x19 KGS ranking. - Don Don Dailey wrote: > But it does have real meaning. People talk about Dan level 9x9 go > programs and so all I'm looking for is a way to instrument this in a > meaningful way. > > If a 9x9 program is estimated to be 2 dan on CGOS, it means a typical 1 > dan player will lose to it and a typical 3 dan player will beat it. > It's a matter of adjusting the constants to make sure this is so. > > We cannot use the kyu/dan system for handicap on 9x9, it doesn't work > and that's understood - we are just trying to get a sense of how these > 9x9 programs compare to humans. > > - Don > > > > > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
