Thank you. Although I knew that the professional ranks were close, these are quite impressive results.
s. On Mar 1, 2012 11:03 PM, "Hideki Kato" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > steve uurtamo: <CADg0iND1Q-g_o-ykF2Lsb=M-htbzvxFLfhXZ= > [email protected]>: > >Takemiya? At 5 stones he should destroy zen. > > >No? > > With 6 stones, Zen already beat Cho 9p (Taiwan) and Meiko Tei 9p. > Moreover, Zen beat a Japanese 5p with 5 stones in Bardeux. Takemiya 9p, > however, must be a strongest, the "tenaori" system (changing the > handicap for the second game depends on the result of the first) will be > used (first time, I guess). > > Hideki > > >On Mar 1, 2012 9:56 PM, "Hideki Kato" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Dear readers, > >> > >> Two interesting computer Go events will be held in Japan soon. > >> > >> 1. 3/5 (Mon) - 3/6 (Tue) JST (+0900) > >> JAIST Cup 2012 (http://www.jaist.ac.jp/jaistcup/2012/ in Japanese) in > >> Shinagawa, Tokyo. A 13x13 Computer Go tournament > >> (http://www.jaist.ac.jp/jaistcup/2012/jc/eng/13roalg-eng.html) will be > >> played in the Computer Go room on KGS in 3/5 PM and two exhibition games > >> (http://www.jaist.ac.jp/jaistcup/2012/jc/eng/13roex-eng.html), the gold > >> and silver prize programs of the 13x13 tournament versus strong > >> amateure players, will be broadcast on Niconico Doga* (see below) in > >> 3/6 AM. Please see the English pages for more info. > >> > >> 2. 3/17 (Sat) JST > >> Special events on the 6th E&C Symposium ( > http://entcog.c.ooco.jp/entcog/ > >> in Japanese) in the University of Electro-Communications > >> (UEC), Chofu, Tokyo. There will be two matches betweeen Zen and > >> Japanese professional players. All games will be broadcast on Niconico > >> Doga* (ditto). > >> Press release: > >> http://entcog.c.ooco.jp/entcog/event/20120317/humvscom.html (in > >> Japanese). > >> > >> 2-1. 10:00 - 12:00 JST (scheduled) > >> Two games, Hirofumi Ohashi 5d > >> (http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000382.htm) versus Zen on 9x9 > >> boards with no handicap stones, Chinese rules, 7 points komi (jigo is > >> possible), 20 minutes + 30 seconds byo-yomi. Ohashi 5p is White at the > >> first game and vice versa. > >> > >> 2-2. 13:30 - 17:30 JST (scheduled) > >> Two games, Masaki Takemiya 9p > >> (yes, well-known by his cosmic style > >> http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000003.htm, > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaki_Takemiya) versus Zen on 19x19 > >> boards with 5 handicap stones, Chinese rules, 0.5 points komi, 30 > >> minutes + 60 seconds byo-yomi. If Zen win the first game the handcap > >> stones for the second game will decrease and vice versa. > >> > >> *Niconico Doga: A largest Internet TV company in Japan > >> (http://www.nicovideo.jp/ in Japanese). You have to register as > regular > >> members (free) or premium (payed) to watch their programs. Although > >> there is no English page, several western people already have > >> successfully registered. I believe anyone can register using machine > >> translation sites such as Google. Note that the number of watchers of a > >> program (called a "room") is limited and varies depend on the program. > >> When the watchers exceed the capacity of a room, regular members are > >> pushed out first and premium ones are rarely. However, even regular > >> members can reserve "time shift" viewings and can view the program later > >> (but only once). Also, this could be useful for the people who live > >> in other time zones. The links will be updated later. > >> > >> Perhaps, some readers will post more info. > >> > >> Some FAQs on Niconico Doga. > >> - What is "smile enterprise"? "Niconico" means smiles :). > >> - I can't watch any anime. Most (or all?) animes can be viewed only by > >> premium members. > >> > >> Best, > >> Hideki > >> -- > >> Hideki Kato <mailto:[email protected]> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Computer-go mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > >> > >---- inline file > >_______________________________________________ > >Computer-go mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > -- > Hideki Kato <mailto:[email protected]> > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go >
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