Re: [computer-go] June KGS bot tournament: small boards, slowish

2008-06-14 Thread Nick Wedd
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 a

[computer-go] Go freestyle / BYO / Re: US Go Congress Computer Tournament: Who's Playing

2008-06-14 Thread Ryan Grant
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 p

Re: [computer-go] Go freestyle / BYO / Re: US Go Congress Computer Tournament: Who's Playing

2008-06-14 Thread Don Dailey
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 "u