Both the manual http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo/gnugo_3.html#SEC35 and man page simply say that the --level option defaults to 10 and that smaller is weaker. This to my mind underspecifies what the options are. Are negative numbers sensible? gnugo still runs: [09:17 AM] 525Mb$ gnugo --level -1 -l cledo-gwern-552577-20100224.sgf black (X) move L5
What about positive numbers past 10? Does it cease to add strength at 15? At 20? At 100? Or is this not some predefined set of levels, but some parameter being plugged into the search tree of game positions, in which case each increment causes exponentially more work/searching to be done? If so, where do diminishing returns begin to come in? The --level comment is too short in both. -- gwern _______________________________________________ gnugo-devel mailing list gnugo-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnugo-devel
