[Computer-go] January KGS bot tournament: 19x19

[Nick Wedd]

In message <fBmEtKIaByINFA8H at maproom.demon.co.uk>, Nick Wedd 
<nick at maproom.co.uk> writes
>The January 2011 KGS computer Go tournament will be next Sunday 
>(January 8th), starting at 16:00 UTC and ending at midnight UTC.

Sunday January 9th, not 8th.

>It will be an 8-round Swiss with 19x19 boards, 29 minutes each of main 
>time, and Canadian Overtime of 25 moves in 60 seconds.  It will use 
>Chinese rules with 7.5 points komi. There are details at
>http://www.gokgs.com/tournInfo.jsp?id=555 . The overtime setting is 
>intended to avoid losses on time through netlag.
>
>Registration is now open.  To enter, please read and follow the 
>instructions at http://www.weddslist.com/kgs/how/index.html . The rules 
>are given at http://www.weddslist.com/kgs/rules.html . Your bot need 
>not be strong to enter, indeed weak and new bots are particularly welcome.
>
>Please send your registration email (with the words "KGS Tournament 
>Registration" in the title) to me at maproom at gmail dot com 
>(converted to a valid address by using "@" and ".").
>
>Nick

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Nick Wedd    nick at maproom.co.uk