Hi Chrilly,
I will help you all you need. The basics are described somewhere
but it amounts to this:
1. Make sure you program understands GTP
2. Get the client program from the KGS website. This is a
java program the "hooks up" to your program using GTP and
communicates with the server. (You must have a fairly
recent version of Java installed on your machines. You
probably already have this, but if you don't it's a simple
download and you run a setup program and you are done.)
3. The client has a configuration file where you can describe
where you program is and other details. It's simple and
I can send you a version of mine when you are ready to try.
You can get this all working and tested before the tournament
by playing a few test games beforehand on KGS. If you don't
want to play open games on KGS you can set it to play games
with just you or some specified opponent.
I'm assuming you already have GTP implemented, but if you
don't:
The GTP part is pretty easy, it's just a specification for
sending and receiving input and output by lines of text.
Your program needs to understand just a subset of this.
One your program understands this, you can use 3rd party
free software as your GUI, much like Arena and other clients
for chess using UCI or xboard protocol.
Send me an questions you have and I will give you all the
help you need.
By the way, the CGOS client is pretty much the same thing - it
works with GTP also but it's not a java program. Once your
program understands GTP you can use any GUI designed for GTP,
run on KGS, CGOS and probably other servers. You should build
all of your tools around GTP for consistency.
- Don
On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 15:49 +0100, Chrilly wrote:
> Were to I get a fool-proof description how to join the
> tournament?
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