> * The match will be "best of seven". Will it stop when > one side has gained 4 victories, or will all seven games > be played independently of the scores?
I'm assuming we'll stop as soon as one side has 4 victories. > * Will John Tromp know in advance against which program > he has to play? If so, will he get the opportunity to > have some sparring with this program? Maybe, maybe not. One option I'm considering is a facade that is running two or more programs beneath the surface. (In which case John won't even know which program he is playing against move to move :-) > * Will the programmer's team get notations of games > played by John? I've not asked for them, and wouldn't really know what to do with them :-) Does anyone have any thoughts of the value of prepared 19x19 openings at the current level of computer go? Darren -- Darren Cook, Software Researcher/Developer http://dcook.org/gobet/ (Shodan Go Bet - who will win?) http://dcook.org/work/ (About me and my work) http://dcook.org/blogs.html (My blogs and articles) _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
