Re: [computer-go] KGS connection

2007-11-10 Thread William Shubert
On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 10:13 -0800, Christoph Birk wrote: > What is the reasoing behind not rating bots? > > Christoph A beginner could easily run gnugo for a day or two, get a 7k rank for the gnugo account, then replace gnugo with an account that moves randomly for a few moves then resigns. Play

Re: [computer-go] Locating day-old games on CGOS

2007-11-10 Thread Heikki Levanto
On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 06:00:58PM -0500, Jason House wrote: > Is there any way to look up fairly recent games on CGOS? All too > frequently, I kick off a bot at night from one location and notice (in > another location) the following afternoon that the bot crashed. I then try > to look at the of

Re: [computer-go] KGS connection

2007-11-10 Thread Chris Fant
> A beginner could easily run gnugo for a day or two, get a 7k rank for the > gnugo account, then replace gnugo with an account that moves randomly for a > few moves then resigns. Play this new robot as white with handicap 6, and > you will soon get a dan-level account. On the surface, that sound

Re: [computer-go] November KGS bot tournament: small boards, fast

2007-11-10 Thread Nick Wedd
Reminder - it's tomorrow. Nick In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Nick Wedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes The November 2007 KGS computer Go tournament will be in two-and-a-half weeks, on Sunday November 11th, in the Asian night, European evening and American morning, starting at 16:00 UTC (GMT) and

Re: [computer-go] KGS connection

2007-11-10 Thread Nick Wedd
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chris Fant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes A beginner could easily run gnugo for a day or two, get a 7k rank for the gnugo account, then replace gnugo with an account that moves randomly for a few moves then resigns. Play this new robot as white with handicap 6, and yo

Re: [computer-go] KGS connection

2007-11-10 Thread Chris Fant
Ok, I see what you are saying now. On 11/10/07, Nick Wedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Chris Fant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >> A beginner could easily run gnugo for a day or two, get a 7k rank for the > >> gnugo account, then replace gnugo with an account that

[computer-go] Machine Learning, Probability and Graphical Models

2007-11-10 Thread Harri Salakoski
There is many good videos in videolectures, seen some UCT, e.t.c but as I was specially delighted this particular video, which covers many practical points for machine learning and is propably useful remind some things in go-game AI coders also. http://videolectures.net/mlss06tw_roweis_mlpgm/

Re: [computer-go] Solving Go

2007-11-10 Thread Harri Salakoski
> Has anyone did this before or has anybody thoughts about this? I have done that for 4*4 and 3*3, my code is not in shape that it could be used 5*5 but have high believes it is anyway possible used for 6*6 some day. But this was discussed in this group earlier and nothing new has occurred since