[Computer-go] Computer Go and EGC 2012

[Lars Schäfers]

Hi Petr,

I'll be most likely there. And of course, a less official tournament
and/or an evening chat would be great. So, who else will be there?

I'm looking forward to seeing you again!
Lars



On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 23:03 +0000, Petr Baudis wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 08:04:24PM +0100, "Ingo Althöfer" wrote:
> > Due to the fact that there will be no special bot tournaments during
> > the EGC, there is some more flexibility for the exhibition games.
> 
>   Oh, that is quite a disappointment. :-(
> 
>   I wonder which program authors will be in Bonn? Maybe we could get
> together and organize at least a less official tournament, or just to
> chat some evening? Please let us know in this thread if you are coming!
> 
> > For the 19x19 exhibition game the pro will be payed according to handicap.
> > He (or she) gets 50 Euro simply for playing. And he has the choice at which
> > handicap. When winning the game the pro gets additional money:
> > +50 Euro, when handicap was 2,
> > +100 Euro, when handicap was 3,
> > +200 Euro, when handicap was 4,
> > +300 Euro, when handicap was 5.
> 
>   That seems kind of strange, what motivation does the pro have to ever
> choose a different handicap than 5?
>