[Computer-go] Announce: GoBet II

[Jouni Valkonen]

Wow, this is great. I believe it is the greatest gobot challenge game since
gobots learned to beat pros at 9×9 board. Does we have Tromp's blitz games
against CS and ZenD for a reference?

I think that the most interesting thing will be, who really will benefit
more for the longer thinking times. The gobot or human? Eight times more
playouts versus human's inability to decide?!

           —Jouni
On Jan 11, 2012 1:55 AM, "Darren Cook" <darren at dcook.org> wrote:

> <announce style="boxing match">The Bet Is Back and its Bigger and Better
> Than Ever.</announce>
>
> Many of you followed the Go Bet event in London at the end of 2010,
> where John Tromp triumphed and I was forced to hand over the $1000. Now
> it is time to see if the bots have improved in the past 12
> months, as John will play another match with a computer program.
>
>  When: During January 2012 (exactly when will be announced soon)
>  Where: On KGS
>  Format: Best-of-5 (first to three wins)
>  Rules: Chinese, 7.5pt komi
>  Time: 90 minutes each, with byo-yomi of 25 stones per 10 minutes
>  Hardware: (to be announced)
>
> Yamato, the author of Zen, was reluctant to take part a year ago, unsure
> of the outcome. Well, this year he has agreed to take part. A sign the
> machines have improved... or just over-confidence?
>
> Darren
>
> P.S. The match is online this time, and there is no wager, so my only
> involvement is the publicity :-)
>
>
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>
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