[Computer-go] CrazyStone in the 5-dan footsteps of Zen

[Nick Wedd]

On 03/01/2012 11:42, steve uurtamo wrote:
>> The tournaments I organise on KGS do not include any with an hour each.
>
> it would be nice for machines to be allowed to enter the regular
> tournaments as well. :)

Sometimes, they are.  See
   http://www.gokgs.com/tournEntrants.jsp?sort=s&id=600
   http://www.gokgs.com/tournEntrants.jsp?sort=s&id=601
Zen came second in both of these; pachi also did well.

The decision here will probably be with KGS admin 'sweety'.

Most regular tournaments on KGS are open only to paying customers, i.e. 
"KGS+" subscribers.  So an issue is likely to be - do these paying 
customers want bots playing in their tournaments?

> or, if that's too hard to organize, to allow people to enter some of
> the machine tournaments. ;)

I can consider that.  How would I select the human players?  I can't let 
people join without restriction, that might produce many more human 
players than bots, and undermine a major source of KGS revenue.  Though 
I guess the tough schedule, close to eight hours of solid play, would be 
a deterrent.

Nick
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