[Computer-go] Questions About Zen

[Hideki Kato]

Darren Cook: <4F1367A1.4060502 at dcook.org>:
>A couple of questions in the game comments yesterday, about Zen, that
>seemed to go unanswered:
> 1. Does it have an opening book? Is it hand-made, or a cache of long
>MCTS analysis, or something in between?

No, Zen uses no opening book for 19x19 (but 9x9) boards.  Prefered 
coner moves are embedded in patterns, though.

> 2. Does it think on the opponents time?

Yes, Zen does "pondering".

Hideki

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Hideki Kato <mailto:hideki_katoh at ybb.ne.jp>