David Fotland: <00ef01cb5d80$897a6cd0$9c6f46...@com>: >It's only competing in 9x9. They say 13x13 next year. A German program,
They have registered GBR for their nationality. http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/icga/tournament.php?id=215 German team is Gomorra (and Valkyria). >with three programmers. They have been working on it eight years. They >intend it to be a commercial program (or perhaps it is already on sale). The chief programmer told me it's very specific for 9x9. >I >think I heard them agree to write a brief description for the ICGA journal. Yes, I asked the leader of the team write a report for the journal and he almost has completed today, wow. Hideki >I never heard of it before this competition either. They have first place >on cgos 9x9 (MyGo1.0). > >They have a web page; http://mygofriend.com/ > >David > >-----Original Message----- >From: computer-go-boun...@dvandva.org >[mailto:computer-go-boun...@dvandva.org] On Behalf Of Michael Williams >Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 6:18 AM >To: computer-go@dvandva.org >Subject: Re: [Computer-go] 9x9 news > >What is known about My Go Friend? I don't recall hearing about it before. > > >On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 7:02 AM, David Fotland <fotl...@smart-games.com> >wrote: >> My Go Friend wins the computer go 9x9. >> >> Fuego is second >> >> Erica is third >> >> >> >> >> >> From: computer-go-boun...@dvandva.org >> [mailto:computer-go-boun...@dvandva.org] On Behalf Of David Fotland >> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 2:26 AM >> To: 'computer-go' >> Subject: [Computer-go] 9x9 news >> >> >> >> No results this time, since they will be available soon. >> >> >> >> A game between Fuego and Gomorra was decided by the long cycle rule. If >a >> position is repeated, the game stops and is either a draw or a win >depending >> on how many stones are captured by each side in the cycle. Gomorra >> implemented the rule, but got it backwards, and lost when it repeated the >> position. >> >> >> >> Mogo was crashing today at the end of games. The mogo team thought this >was >> unfair and tried to tried to withdraw from the tournament. The tournament >> directors conferred with the players and decided to have Mogo continue >> playing, but use the manual system they were using yesterday, which >doesnt >> have the crashing issue. >> >> >> >> Gomorra had a connection through a very slow machine that added up to 10 >> seconds per move, so it lost two more games on time, before switching to >> another routing machine. >> >> >> >> MyGoFriend continues to do very well. >> >> >> >> Valkyria lost two games to Gnugo. >> >> >> >> Many Faces lost several games early in the opening. A good opening book >is >> required now to play strong 9x9 go. >> >> >> >> -David >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Computer-go mailing list >> Computer-go@dvandva.org >> http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go >> >_______________________________________________ >Computer-go mailing list >Computer-go@dvandva.org >http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > >_______________________________________________ >Computer-go mailing list >Computer-go@dvandva.org >http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go -- Hideki Kato <mailto:hideki_ka...@ybb.ne.jp> _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list Computer-go@dvandva.org http://dvandva.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
