With programs getting really strong, there is another factor to consider:
As you approach perfection, becoming a stone stronger becomes infinitely
difficult.
This is really a quirk of the go ranking system, which defines strength
as the ability to give handicap stones.
If strength were defined as beeing able to win a certain percentage of
even games, things would be different.
Stefan
The top programs are considerably stronger now. I would love to see
another scaling study. And I would donate a few cores (running
Windows). Perhaps the best way to crowd-source it would be to setup a
dedicated cgos where only certain programs will run. Perhaps 2 or 3
strong programs at many different strength levels.
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