At present, KGS bot tournaments are run as Swiss tournaments. Entry is restricted to bots able to beat GNU Go, which is rated at 7k.
Two suggestions have been made recently for changes in the structure. One is to allow bots of any strength to enter, and to have two divisions, with those unable to beat GNU Go in the lower division. The other is to use McMahon instead of Swiss. A problem with McMahon is that the scheduling software (a module of the KGS server, which I have no control over) uses the ratings assigned by KGS, and many bots do not have such ratings. I don't think it's reasonable to require all entrants to have rated bot status. Rated bot status is granted only to *stable* bots, ones which do not change rapidly in strength and thereby upset the ratings of their opponents. I think it's fine for someone to enter an experimental bot of unknown strength in a tournament, but such a bot cannot have a KGS rating. Maybe we could combine the two suggestions. Have two divisions: upper division McMahon, with entrants required to have KGS ratings of 7k or better; lower division open. I would like to hear people's views on this - and any more suggestions they have. Nick -- Nick Wedd mapr...@gmail.com
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