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

[Jeff Nowakowski]

On 01/07/2012 02:59 PM, Nick Wedd wrote:
>
> If this is the user I think it is, there are too many losses for it to
> be coincidence.

Yes, he lost dozens of games in a row. After I sent my message to the 
admin, he then won a couple. Coincidence? Seems unlikely.

> I am suspicious, but at 3k I am not strong enough to spot suspicious
> moves in his losses against the weaker bot. I shall try to persuade a
> stronger admin to check on his losses.

A lot of these games were stopped well before the end and for no 
apparent reason on the board, something this player didn't do when 
playing CrazyStone.

Since many of these losses were against 3k bots, it would be enough to 
use a public version of a bot with equal or stronger rank and play the 
game out in self-play. If the bot in his position wins several times, 
it's clear he had no reason to be resigning so early.