David Fotland wrote:
I'd like to thank all of the people who organized the UEC tournament for
providing machines and operators to allow Many Faces and others to
participate. I'd like to suggest that the UEC organizers consider using a
Swiss tournament system in the future since it gives a more accurate
assessment of program strength.
Regards,
David Fotland
Hi,
I have just come back from Japan. I would like to also thank the UEC Cup
organizers. I enjoyed the tournament very much, despite my stupid
superko-setting mistake. Crazy Stone would probably have had no chance
against KCC or Zen, anyways. I have really stopped working on Crazy
Stone, so this version was almost identical to the version of last year.
The only change is that I added more pattern shapes, which improves
strength a little.
I like the direct-elimination system, because it determines a clear
winner in a deterministic number of rounds. I don't like the KGS system,
where the winner is determined by SOS.
I believe the direct-elimination system would work better without seeds.
With seeds, very strong newcomers such as Zen or KCC this year, or
Many Faces last year, risk meeting the winner of the previous year too
early. I believe that without seeds, the pairings of the second day
would have been much better. Also, playing in the first day allows to
detect technical problems early. There would have been less problems
with MoGo last year, had it played in the first day. And I would have
liked to play in the first day too, rather than watch everybody have
fun. Unlike human tournaments, computers don't get tired from playing so
many games.
Anyway, the organization of the UEC Cup is really great. I thank again
the organizers and participants, in particular those who guided us
around Tokyo on Monday.
Bye,
Rémi
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