On 1 September 2016 at 02:23, Michael Alford <m...@aracnet.com> wrote:
> Isn't this byoyomi heavily in favor of bots? > > Just asking. > Not that I'm aware of (and it's not byo-yomi, it's Canadian overtime). What form of overtime do you think would be less favourable to bots? Nick > > On 8/31/16 10:24 AM, Nick Wedd wrote: > > KGS has announced that it will be running, for the first time, a "mixed" > tournament where both humans and bots can play on the same terms. This > will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 17th/18th. > > The tournament is in two divisions, suitable for different time zones. > Both are 19x19, No Handicap, Single Elimination. The time settings are 30 > minutes main time plus Canadian 2 minutes per 10 moves (30m + 2min / 10 > moves). The rounds are spaced 90 min apart, 3 rounds on the first day, > remaining rounds on the second day. > > There are details at https://www.gokgs.com/tournInfo.jsp?id=1070 > (Asia/Europe) and https://www.gokgs.com/tournInfo.jsp?id=1071 > (Americas). Bots may enter both divisions. There are small prizes, which > may be won by bots. > > The organisers expect entrants with a wide range of strengths, and I hope > that these will include bots with a range of strengths. As it's an > Elimination tournament, weaker players are likely to be eliminated on the > Saturday. > > Entrants are invited to register themselves for this tournament, using the > "Tournament Registration" link at the top right of the pages cited above. > When registering a bot, please also email me, so that I can check that all > bots are being operated by, or with the approval of, their creators, and we > do not have multiple instances of identical bots. > > I hope all bot authors will consider entering this event. > > Nick > -- > Nick Wedd mapr...@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing > listComputer-go@computer-go.orghttp://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > > > > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > Computer-go@computer-go.org > http://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > -- Nick Wedd mapr...@gmail.com
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