I attach the image of Zen's evaluation in the game.

Look at the white groups at the top and top-left. Both of them are not
100% correctly evaluated. When this happens, Zen gets weaker because of
the divergence and inaccuracy of Monte-Carlo simulations.
I think it must be the current major problem of all MC programs.


Christian Nentwich wrote:
>From a quick look, I would say the bots' evaluation in this case is entirely
>correct. Zen was quite far ahead, and then made some bad endgame mistakes.
>The trade around move 200 is particularly costly. Playing even a simple safe
>move at 176 (like B10) would win the game without trouble.
>
>Christian
>
>
>On 26 August 2010 10:01, Darren Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> > Tonight an interesting game was played in the
>> > cellars of KGS: Zen19N vs Tromp.
>> > (Zen is a bot, Tromp is John Tromp...)
>> >
>> > You can download the sgf from the KGS archives at
>> > http://www.gokgs.com/gameArchives.jsp?user=tromp&year=2010&month=8
>> >
>> > For a long time bots (Zen itself, Many Faces) believed
>> > that White (=Zen) was clearly ahead. But around move 200
>> > the evaluations swung over, until Tromp won after move 271.
>>
>> Thanks Ingo. What are people's thoughts: were the programs mistaken in
>> their optimism, or did Zen make a mistake in the middle game?
>>
>> Darren
>>
>>
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