Re: [computer-go] Generalizing RAVE

2009-09-28 Thread Yamato
Stefan Kaitschick wrote: >Here's a suggestion to extend RAVE to better handle it: >There are 20 points within keima distance of any point not close to the >edge.(5*5 without the corners) >When RAVE values are backed up, they are put into the category defined by >the previous opponents move. >(21

[computer-go] AMAF collection experience

2009-09-28 Thread Petr Baudis
Hi! Pachi has two RAVE/AMAF modes - in one, it counts as RAVE wins only moves made by the player further down in the tree. In the other, it also counts in the moves made in the playout phase. I think most people collect AMAF statistics only from the tree phase, at least that's what I've bee

Re: [computer-go] AMAF collection experience

2009-09-28 Thread Jason House
On Sep 28, 2009, at 7:30 AM, Petr Baudis wrote: Hi! Pachi has two RAVE/AMAF modes - in one, it counts as RAVE wins only moves made by the player further down in the tree. In the other, it also counts in the moves made in the playout phase. I think most people collect AMAF statistics onl

Re: [computer-go] Generalizing RAVE

2009-09-28 Thread Stefan Kaitschick
> Stefan Kaitschick wrote: > >Here's a suggestion to extend RAVE to better handle it: > >There are 20 points within keima distance of any point not close to the > >edge.(5*5 without the corners) > >When RAVE values are backed up, they are put into the category defined by > >the previous opponents m

[computer-go] October KGS bot tournament: 19x19 boards, slow

2009-09-28 Thread Nick Wedd
The October 2009 KGS computer Go tournament will be this Sunday, October 4th, in the Asian evening, European morning and afternoon, and American night, starting at 08:00 UTC/GMT (09:00 BST) and ending at 16:00 UTC/GMT (17:00 BST). There will only be one division. It will be an 8-round Swiss w

Re: [computer-go] October KGS bot tournament: 19x19 boards, slow

2009-09-28 Thread Peter Drake
Orego will enter. Peter Drake http://www.lclark.edu/~drake/ On Sep 28, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Nick Wedd wrote: The October 2009 KGS computer Go tournament will be this Sunday, October 4th, in the Asian evening, European morning and afternoon, and American night, starting at 08:00 UTC/GMT (09:

[computer-go] Testing Process

2009-09-28 Thread Brian Sheppard
>By now, I should probably find better reference opponent than >gnugo... I wonder if to pick fuego or mogo... ;-) Strength is probably >not _as_ important as the variety of techniques used in order to avoid >selective blindness (that's why I don't like tuning by self-play), >does anyone have a tip?

RE: [computer-go] Testing Process

2009-09-28 Thread David Fotland
You have inspired me to put Many Faces back on cgos, both 9x9 and 19x19, using just one core on each, so it doesn't take much of my computing resources. Testing against gnugo says going from 1 core to 4 cores is about 150 ELO for Many Faces. I should be able to keep Many Faces on CGOS indefinitel