Re: [computer-go] Computer tournament at next US Go Congress?

2007-04-13 Thread Nick Wedd
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes The next US Go Congress will be held July 28 - August 4, 2007, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: http://congress.usgo.org/ Is anyone else planning to attend? I would, at the very least, like to gather a casual meeting of Go pro

Re: [computer-go] The physics of Go playing strength.

2007-04-13 Thread Darren Cook
> http://greencheeks.homelinux.org:8015/~drd/public/study.jpg > ... > I'm actually testing 2 programs - both of them UCT style go > programs, but one of those programs does uniformly random > play-outs and the other much stronger one is similar to > Mogo, as documented in one of their papers. Hi

Re: [computer-go] The physics of Go playing strength.

2007-04-13 Thread Don Dailey
On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 19:52 +0900, Darren Cook wrote: > > http://greencheeks.homelinux.org:8015/~drd/public/study.jpg > > ... > > I'm actually testing 2 programs - both of them UCT style go > > programs, but one of those programs does uniformly random > > play-outs and the other much stronger one

Re: [computer-go] Computer tournament at next US Go Congress?

2007-04-13 Thread Jason House
On 4/12/07, Peter Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The next US Go Congress will be held July 28 - August 4, 2007, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: http://congress.usgo.org/ Is anyone else planning to attend? I would, at the very least, like to gather a casual meeting of Go programmers. I would

Re: [computer-go] Computer tournament at next US Go Congress?

2007-04-13 Thread Don Dailey
There is a chance. It's only a 5 hour drive for me and perhaps I can make this also a wedding anniversary trip since my anniversary is in July. - Don On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 10:01 -0400, Jason House wrote: > On 4/12/07, Peter Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The next US Go Congress wi

Re: [computer-go] Computer tournament at next US Go Congress?

2007-04-13 Thread Chris Fant
Just how your wife wanted to spend her anniversary! :) On 4/13/07, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There is a chance. It's only a 5 hour drive for me and perhaps I can make this also a wedding anniversary trip since my anniversary is in July. - Don On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 10:01 -0400,

Re: [computer-go] Computer tournament at next US Go Congress?

2007-04-13 Thread Jason House
I may have to revise my statement a bit. It costs $250 to attend... that's a lot more than I'd spend to drive 10 minutes and say hi to a bunch of people and leave... I don't plan on competing but might be interested in services such as lessons. Would I qualify as a non-player because I'm not pl

Re: [computer-go] Computer tournament at next US Go Congress?

2007-04-13 Thread Don Dailey
On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 13:25 -0400, Jason House wrote: > I may have to revise my statement a bit. It costs $250 to attend... > that's a lot more than I'd spend to drive 10 minutes and say hi to a > bunch of people and leave... I don't plan on competing but might be > interested in services such as

Re: [computer-go] Computer tournament at next US Go Congress?

2007-04-13 Thread Don Dailey
On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 13:14 -0400, Chris Fant wrote: > Just how your wife wanted to spend her anniversary! :) All I have to do is let her go shopping and she will be happy!But of course I would spend time with her outside of the event. I have heard horror stories of taking wives to tournam

Re: [computer-go] Computer tournament at next US Go Congress?

2007-04-13 Thread Nick Apperson
I was thinking about going anyway. If some of you all are going to be there, I would definately get there if it is possible. Not that I am at the level of most of the people on this list... On 4/13/07, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 13:14 -0400, Chris Fant wrote:

Re: [computer-go] The physics of Go playing strength.

2007-04-13 Thread Darren Cook
>> I've been trying the libego program "out of the box", and am up to >> 200,000 UCT playouts, but still gnugo 3.6 on level 6 is winning 10 out >> of 10. ... > > If 200,000 play-outs is being beat, something is broken. Even > a bad implementation should do better than that. > > Does libego p

Re: [computer-go] The physics of Go playing strength.

2007-04-13 Thread Chris Fant
Now I don't feel so bad -- my UCT prog also sucks ass, only slower. On 4/13/07, Darren Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've been trying the libego program "out of the box", and am up to >> 200,000 UCT playouts, but still gnugo 3.6 on level 6 is winning 10 out >> of 10. ... > > If 200,000 pla