Re: [computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-17 Thread Rémi Coulom
Chris Fant wrote: I first thought I would keep my ideas secret until the Asmterdam tournament, but now that I have submitted my paper, I cannot wait to share it. So, here it is: http://remi.coulom.free.fr/Amsterdam2007/ Comments and questions are very welcome. I'd like to propose a potential

Re: [computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-17 Thread dhillismail
Very interesting paper: many ideas for me to study. And thanks for giving us an early look at it. I'll make one suggestion: in the final version, it deserves some better salesmanship in the results section. I've read through too many papers, only to reach the results section at the end and se

Re: [computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-17 Thread Chris Fant
I first thought I would keep my ideas secret until the Asmterdam tournament, but now that I have submitted my paper, I cannot wait to share it. So, here it is: http://remi.coulom.free.fr/Amsterdam2007/ Comments and questions are very welcome. I'd like to propose a potential direction of furthe

Re: [computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-17 Thread Chris Fant
Thanks for the great paper. And thanks for sharing it before it's published. Now I know what directions to take my engine in next. Time for Team MoGo so share some more secrets :) ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.co

Re: [computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-17 Thread Brian Slesinsky
This is very interesting. I've skimmed so far and don't understand everything yet, but I can make some comments on readability. Table 1 takes some study to understand. If I understand it correctly, the Feature column might be more clearly labeled "Feature of Candidate Move." (For example, "Pas

Re: [computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-17 Thread Magnus Persson
Thanks, for sharing this early! Everything in this paper makes perfect sense, and is well written. Reading it is like finding the last pieces of a difficult puzzle. I do however have some problem with the math of section "2.5 A Minorization-Maximization Algorithm". I have a feeling that a lot of

Re: [computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-17 Thread Sylvain Gelly
Hi Rémi, Thank you for this paper. I found the work very interesting, well written, and the paper is clear and pleasant to read. As two things are modified in the same time (simulation policy and tree search), I wonder what is the contribution of each part in the overall improvement. For example

[computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-16 Thread Matt Kingston
"I first thought I would keep my ideas secret until the Asmterdam tournament, but now that I have submitted my paper, I cannot wait to share it. So, here it is: http://remi.coulom.free.fr/Amsterdam2007/ Comments and questions are very welcome. Rémi" I Thought it was very interesting. Good

[computer-go] Amsterdam 2007 paper

2007-05-16 Thread Rémi Coulom
Hi, I first thought I would keep my ideas secret until the Asmterdam tournament, but now that I have submitted my paper, I cannot wait to share it. So, here it is: http://remi.coulom.free.fr/Amsterdam2007/ Comments and questions are very welcome. Rémi ___