I have a strong interest in seeing a 19x19 computer go program that is
at least 3-dan by 2010. The recent jump in strength on the 9x9 board has
given me new hope and I want to ask people here, especially the authors
of strong programs, what you now need to make the next jump in strength.
There seem
I'm not the author of a strong program, but I'll throw another item into the list: more incentive. For many, computer go competes for time with many other
hobbies and perhaps even a day job.
Darren Cook wrote:
I have a strong interest in seeing a 19x19 computer go program that is
at least 3
At 06:23 PM 7/27/2008, you wrote:
I have a strong interest in seeing a 19x19 computer go program that is
at least 3-dan by 2010.
we all do. but as the programs are only about 10-kyu these days, we
will be lucky to get to the small kyu ratings by 2010 and then you
will hit a hard wall.
i thi
The traditional programs are around 10 kyu, but the new ones are 2 to 4 kyu,
at least on KGS. I've seen some handicap games against dan players that are
consistent with these ratings.
It wouldn't surprise me to see 1 dan from an MC program before 2010, running
on an 8 processor mainstream system.
Personally, I think the next big strength jump would come from combining
localized searches/sequences with the global search's MC playouts.
I know my project is still playing catch-up with the stronger programs.
I always recommend to new developers that they join forces with other
developers to re
At 07:53 PM 7/27/2008, you wrote:
The traditional programs are around 10 kyu, but the new ones are 2 to 4 kyu,
at least on KGS. I've seen some handicap games against dan players that are
consistent with these ratings.
wow. that's impressive. can one buy these or just play the on kgs?
It woul
On one processor the current experimental version 12 has a 4 kyu kgs rating.
The new algorithms scale well to multiple processor cores, and 8 processor
PCs with the new Intel 8 core chip will be available late this year.
I haven't tried handicap games, but the new version beats many faces 11 over
