To properly test any method of playing with a handicap, today's programs will need to play against much stronger opponents. Self-play, or play against other roughly-equal programs, won't test the ability to eke out a win against a professional go player.
Terry McIntyre <terrymcint...@yahoo.com> “We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” -- Aesop
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