[Computer-go] Some newbie questions

[Don Dailey]

Hi Joona!

Good to see you pop up here.

I think there are several open source go programs.  I think fuego is one of
the better ones but I could be wrong.

The playouts started out as simply uniformly random games with the only
condition that you did not fill your own 1 point eye.    But then it was
found that some intelligence could be added to how the "random" games were
played.

GTP is by far the standard protocol for Go programs.

I'm sure others will give you much more detailed information.

Don


On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Joona Kiiski <joona.kiiski at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> In last few years I've spend a lot of time with computer chess,
> but in general I found Go much more interesting than chess.
>
> I have zero experience in writing go program, but I've read with
> great interest about Monte Carlo playouts being a highly effective
> new weapon in computer go.
>
> Question 1: How does one playout go? Are you using completely
> random moves or something smarter?
>
> Question 2: Are there some (preferably high-quality) open-source
> programs around? I took a look at GnuGo, but it's terribly complex
> and seems to presents era before MC-breakthrough.
>
> Question 3: Are there standardized protocols which allow programs
> easily play against each others? Are there GUIs or tourney managers
> to easily play a lot of engine-engine matches.
>
> If the conditions are right, I might want to try Go-programming in near
> future...
>
> Joona Kiiski
>
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