The 29 stone game wasn't really a "demonstration game". My memory is that I had just finished igowin 9x9, and Martin played through all its levels up to professional, without losing a game. I was surprised, and while we were talking the subject of a 29 stone game on 19x19 came up.
I dont remember if I challenged him or if he said he could beat 19x19 on that handicap. So we made a very small bet (I dont remember, maybe $5), on the game and he played. I was very confident Many Faces would win and was really surprised when it didn't. I dont remember if we announced the game before it was played. I think we didnt, but there were a few people watching. I dont remember how the game record got out to the internet. Martin, how do you remember it? It was a long time ago... regards, David > -----Original Message----- > From: computer-go-boun...@dvandva.org [mailto:computer-go- > boun...@dvandva.org] On Behalf Of "Ingo Althöfer" > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 1:42 AM > To: computer-go@dvandva.org > Subject: Re: [Computer-go] Handicap-29 Website is up now > > Hello, > > after meditating carefully about all the constructive feedback > on the original announcement of a handicap-29 prize, now > the website for the prize is there: > > http://www.althofer.de/handicap-29-prize.html > > Please, let me know when you find errors or inconsistencies > in the text. > > Thanks in advance, > Ingo. > > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > ... Now I set up a prize for the programmer > > of a bot that beats the old ManyFaces at 29 handicap stones: > > 1,000 Euro for the first bot that achieves this at least three > > times in a five games match. The offer ends on December 31, 2020. > > Details will be clarified in a forthcoming website. > > > > -- > Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir > belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > Computer-go@dvandva.org > http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list Computer-go@dvandva.org http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
