Re: [computer-go] June KGS bot tournament: small boards, slowish
Reminder - it's tomorrow. Registration is now open for this Sunday's bot tournament on KGS. The Formal division will be a 6-round Swiss using 13x13 boards, 28 minutes each sudden death. The Open division will be a 9-round Swiss using 9x9 boards, 18 minutes each sudden death. It will start at 08:00 UTC (=GMT), and end at about 14:00 UTC. Registration is as described at http://www.weddslist.com/kgs/how/index.html As last month, when you register you should tell me the processor power (number of processors, processor speed, and any other significant details) of the platform that it will be running on. This is so that the processor power can be stated on my report of the event, making comparisons between programs more meaningful for anyone reading the report. The tournaments themselves are on the KGS site at http://www.gokgs.com/tournInfo.jsp?id=390 and http://www.gokgs.com/tournInfo.jsp?id=391. These pages may give the times of the rounds in your local timezone, depending on your browser and its settings. Nick -- Nick Wedd[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
[computer-go] Go freestyle / BYO / Re: US Go Congress Computer Tournament: Who's Playing
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 09:59:01PM -0700, Peter Drake wrote: > Could others please sound off on whether you're coming, and if not, > why not? hi Peter, a friend and i have been working on a Go program, but at the moment, neither of us can arrange to attend. our program is also in a more pupal phase than usual, so we couldn't gain much information from playing through a representitive. on the rules... the "bring your own hardware" rule seems necessary to keep human cheaters out, once there's prize money on the table. it may also be designed to keep out supercomputers. given the inevitable requirement to use scalable multiprocessor programming techniques to make a strong Go program, the effects of this rule on allowed computer architecture are certainly important. paradoxically, renting a supercomputer for an hour is probably more affordable and field-levelling than buying an expensive laptop. perhaps it's time to broaden a Computer Go Tournament to also include Freestyle Go, where collaboration and cyborgs are invited. kind of like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Chess it would be pointless to involve the current purse for such a competitive class, since Computer Go programmers would just be crushed by teams of strong human players. however, you could draw in a wider range of programming styles by allowing internet connections, while also promoting those aspects of Computer Go which involve collaboration with humans. this model can continue to inspire long after programs mature to the level of top competition. - Ryan Grant ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
Re: [computer-go] Go freestyle / BYO / Re: US Go Congress Computer Tournament: Who's Playing
The "bring your own hardware" rule is probably a practical consideration, but I truly hate any kind of restriction on what you can run on. You effectively close the door to some entrants that may have some real relevance.There is something even worse than that however. The so called "uniform platform" tournaments where the organizers supply the machine and the OS is dictated to you. - Don Ryan Grant wrote: On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 09:59:01PM -0700, Peter Drake wrote: Could others please sound off on whether you're coming, and if not, why not? hi Peter, a friend and i have been working on a Go program, but at the moment, neither of us can arrange to attend. our program is also in a more pupal phase than usual, so we couldn't gain much information from playing through a representitive. on the rules... the "bring your own hardware" rule seems necessary to keep human cheaters out, once there's prize money on the table. it may also be designed to keep out supercomputers. given the inevitable requirement to use scalable multiprocessor programming techniques to make a strong Go program, the effects of this rule on allowed computer architecture are certainly important. paradoxically, renting a supercomputer for an hour is probably more affordable and field-levelling than buying an expensive laptop. perhaps it's time to broaden a Computer Go Tournament to also include Freestyle Go, where collaboration and cyborgs are invited. kind of like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Chess it would be pointless to involve the current purse for such a competitive class, since Computer Go programmers would just be crushed by teams of strong human players. however, you could draw in a wider range of programming styles by allowing internet connections, while also promoting those aspects of Computer Go which involve collaboration with humans. this model can continue to inspire long after programs mature to the level of top competition. - Ryan Grant ___ 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/
