Hi,

This news is Computer Shogi(Japanese Chess).
Five computer progrmas played against five Shogi pros. And
computers won by 3.5-1.5. Yesterday, GPS Shogi beated Miura
Hiroyuki 8 dan pro who is ranked third in all Shogi pros.
GPS Shogi uses 677 machines and searches 270 milion postions/sec.

2nd DenNo-Sen match (1-0 means human win)

result   date          human              computer
1-0     3/23  4d pro, Abe Koru        vs Shueso
0-1     3/30  4d pro, Sato Shinichi   vs ponanza
0-1     4/ 6  5d pro, Funae Kohe      vs Tsutsukana
0.5-0.5 4/13  9d pro, Tsukada Yasuaki vs Puella-alpha
0-1     4/20  8d pro, Miura Hiroyuki  vs GPS Shogi

           Shogi pro rating
Habu Yoshiharu  1965     (strongest shogi pro player)

Miura Hiroyuki  1729 0-1
Funae Kohe      1659 0-1
Abe Koru        1614 1-0
Sato Shinichi   1510 0-1
Tsukada Yasuaki 1496 0.5-0.5

Top amateurs    1426


Following are in Japanese.

Miura 8 dan lost, big impact in pro Shogi community.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/culture/news/20130420-OYT1T00794.htm
Shogi DenNo-Sen, software won last game. Pros lost in team competition.
http://www.asahi.com/culture/update/0420/TKY201304200181.html

Regards,
Hiroshi Yamashita


----- Original Message ----- From: "Hiroshi Yamashita" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 5:35 AM
Subject: [Computer-go] Computer beat Human Pro in Shogi


Hi,

This news is not Computer Go, but Computer Shogi(Japanese Chess).

Yesterday, Shogi program beated professional player in Tokyo, Japan. This
is a first computer win against active human pro Shogi player in history.

Shogi professinal, Sato Shinichi 4 dan lost to computer Shogi program
"ponanza" which went to 4th in 2012 Computer Shogi Championship,
programmed by Yamamoto Issei. Each player has 4 hours and 60 sec Byo-yomi.
ponanza runs on 10 machines, and searchs 30 million positions/sec.


2nd DenNo-Sen match (1-0 means human win)

result date          human              computer     (rank of Computer Shogi 
Championship)
1-0   3/23  4d pro, Abe Koru        vs Shueso       (5th)
0-1   3/30  4d pro, Sato Shinichi   vs ponanza      (4th)
?-?   4/ 6  5d pro, Funae Kohe      vs Tsutsukana   (3rd)
?-?   4/13  9d pro, Tsukada Yasuaki vs Puella-alpha (2nd)
?-?   4/20  8d pro, Miura Hiroyuki  vs GPS Shogi    (1st)


Computer Shogi vs Human history

2007 1-0, Top pro, Watanabe Akira 9d beats Bonanza
2007 1-0, Top Amateur, Kato beats YSS
2008 0-2, Top Amateur, Kato lost to Tanase Shogi, Shimizugami lost to Gekisashi
2010 0-1, Top woman pro, Shimizu Ichiyo lost to Akara 2010
2012 0-1, Retired top pro, Yonenaga Kunio lost to Bonkras
2013 1-0, 4d pro, Abe Koru beats Shueso
2013 0-1, 4d pro, Sato Shinichi lost to ponanza


Following are in Japanese.

Shogi pro lost against computer in DenNo-Sen 2nd game.
http://www.asahi.com/culture/update/0330/TKY201303300179.html
Computer wins first victory against active Shogi pro, in Shogi DenNo-Sen 2nd 
game.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/culture/news/20130330-OYT1T01307.htm
DenNo-Sen
http://ex.nicovideo.jp/denousen2013/

Regards,
Hiroshi Yamashita

_______________________________________________
Computer-go mailing list
[email protected]
http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
_______________________________________________
Computer-go mailing list
[email protected]
http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go

Reply via email to