What happened exactly?
a superko violation which was legal under Japanese rules ?
It sounds like a contradiction.
(if it is legal it is no violation and if it is a violation it is not legal)
Are the games published?
On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Stefan Kaitschick
Willemien: db9a9ab30912010218g51054604l17ccf4626c162...@mail.gmail.com:
What happened exactly?
a superko violation which was legal under Japanese rules ?
Yes. Jpanese rules inhibit just a simple ko. If a move is not a ko
but a superko move, that move is legal under Japanese rules.
It sounds
I guess your right.
It's just that the innocent side losing on the spot rubs it in.
Accepting any move surely has to be a bot vs.bot mode.
Against a human opponent the bot can't very well accept suicide or immediate
ko takeback.
Stefan
- Original Message -
From: Mark Boon
David Fotland wrote:
I'd like to thank all of the people who organized the UEC tournament for
providing machines and operators to allow Many Faces and others to
participate. I'd like to suggest that the UEC organizers consider using a
Swiss tournament system in the future since it gives a more
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Rémi Coulom remi.cou...@univ-lille3.frwrote:
I like the direct-elimination system, because it determines a clear winner
in a deterministic number of rounds. I don't like the KGS system, where the
winner is determined by SOS.
Note that the KGS system provides
Elvire Scheibling wrote:
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Rémi Coulom remi.cou...@univ-lille3.frwrote:
I like the direct-elimination system, because it determines a clear winner
in a deterministic number of rounds. I don't like the KGS system, where the
winner is determined by SOS.
Note
Another option would be double elimination.
Drawbacks are that you first need to trim the field down to 16 contestants,
and that it takes more rounds than single elimination. (aka ko)
The advantage is that it retains the ko characteristic of everybody still
in it can win it while lessening the
- Original Message -
From: Rémi Coulom remi.cou...@univ-lille3.fr
To: computer-go computer-go@computer-go.org
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [computer-go] Live broadcasting at UEC Cup
David Fotland wrote:
I'd like to thank all of the people who organized the
Hi,
Thanks for expressing your gratitude to the UEC Cup.
That makes us forget hard work for preparation, and
proceed to the next UEC Cup.
On the tournament system, Aja explained it well instead of us;
we planned the system similar to the professional players' tournaments.
In this system, the
