Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-03 Thread David Doshay
On 2, Jan 2007, at 11:42 PM, Chrilly wrote: The Cotsen Open has a cash prize for the best computer program, which I felt somewhat guilty accepting after loosing all games due to the bug, but SlugGo was the only program entered this year, and the cash did help to offset the cost of renting the wh

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-03 Thread Don Dailey
This is exactly how Cilkchess used to compete. Your ran a gui locally on your laptop which connected to the program (running in a different part of the world) via stdin and stdout - via an ssh connection. That's what I've always loved about unix - everything is a nice abstraction. You normally d

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-03 Thread steve uurtamo
> The Cotsen Open has a cash prize for the best computer program, > which I felt somewhat guilty accepting after loosing all games due > to the bug, but SlugGo was the only program entered this year, and > the cash did help to offset the cost of renting the wheelchair van > with hydraulic ramp that

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-03 Thread Chrilly
- Original Message - From: "Sanghyeon Seo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "computer-go" Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9 2007/1/3, Chrilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: As I told before I organized with Nimzo

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-03 Thread Sanghyeon Seo
2007/1/3, Chrilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: As I told before I organized with Nimzo a jackpot bltiz system. When the jackpot reached 500 ATS (50 $) there was a queue of GMs who wanted to play. This was during the tournament and they had their own games running. They did not care about their own games

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-02 Thread Chrilly
I never quite understood the whole thing and what motivated these people.But it worked to my advantage when I discovered all I had to do was offer them 5 dollars and suddenly they came alive. Matthias Wuellenweber (the boss of ChessBase) gave the following defintion of a GM: A GM is a very

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-02 Thread Chrilly
The Cotsen Open has a cash prize for the best computer program, which I felt somewhat guilty accepting after loosing all games due to the bug, but SlugGo was the only program entered this year, and the cash did help to offset the cost of renting the wheelchair van with hydraulic ramp that I neede

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-02 Thread Don Dailey
On Tue, 2007-01-02 at 18:51 -0800, David Doshay wrote: > SlugGo has played in the Cotsen Open the last 2 years in Los Angeles. > The program has entered in the 10k bracket against humans. People > are allowed to decline being paired against the program because in > AGA rules, games against computer

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-02 Thread David Doshay
SlugGo has played in the Cotsen Open the last 2 years in Los Angeles. The program has entered in the 10k bracket against humans. People are allowed to decline being paired against the program because in AGA rules, games against computers do not count towards your official ranking. The games are of

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-02 Thread Chrilly
- Original Message - From: "Nick Wedd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "computer-go" Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9 In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Don Dailey <[EMAIL P

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-02 Thread Nick Wedd
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Hi Chrilly, I find it pretty amazing that even a little money will inspire people to play a computer who wouldn't otherwise. Many years ago my old chess programs were welcome at tournaments, but as soon as players started los

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-01 Thread Don Dailey
Hi Chrilly, I find it pretty amazing that even a little money will inspire people to play a computer who wouldn't otherwise. Many years ago my old chess programs were welcome at tournaments, but as soon as players started losing, the program wore out it's welcome! The change was like night and

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-01 Thread Chrilly
For Suzie I try for 9x9 to establish a Dan-ranking at the next European Championship in Villach/Austria. Do you mean that you are planning to enter it for a regular "human" Go event? Have you checked that the organisers will allow this? I once entered Professor Chen's HandTalk for a human

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-01 Thread Nick Wedd
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Chrilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes For Suzie I try for 9x9 to establish a Dan-ranking at the next European Championship in Villach/Austria. Do you mean that you are planning to enter it for a regular "human" Go event? Have you checked that the organisers will

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-01 Thread Christian Nilsson
On 1/1/07, Łukasz Lew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I believe that MoGo is already stronger than 1d on KGS. I'm 3d KGS and it's hard to win. Mogo has almost no loses KGS. Lukasz I made a quick and dirty update to my old php-script to half-heartedly support cgoban3 ( not the online script, it's sti

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-01 Thread Łukasz Lew
I believe that MoGo is already stronger than 1d on KGS. I'm 3d KGS and it's hard to win. Mogo has almost no loses KGS. Lukasz On 1/1/07, Chrilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Tromp wrote: This really makes me feel like it's only a matter of time till MC programs can challenge professionals o

Re: [computer-go] Sho-Dan-level at 9x9

2007-01-01 Thread Chrilly
John Tromp wrote: This really makes me feel like it's only a matter of time till MC programs can challenge professionals on 9x9." I feel that the shodan level go 9x9 programs have arrived... For Suzie I try for 9x9 to establish a Dan-ranking at the next European Championship in Villach/Aust