[Computer-go] Computer Go and EGC 2012

["Ingo Althöfer"]

Hello John,


> > What I mean is the following:
> > The human player (in 19x19) determines how many handicap stones he gives
> > to the bot (either 2 or 3 or 4 or 5).

> Considering that the smallest handicap at which computers have beaten pros
> is 5 or 6, few pros would want the embarrassment of choosing less.
> Being the first pro to lose a 4 handicap game is not a particularly
> attractive prospect:-(

But the chances are better than in previous years. 
The KGS bot tournament where the bot for Bonn will be determined,
is on July 1, 2012. So the potential human opponent has a full
month time to think about his strategy for the game.

By the way, in 2011 the pro who played against Zen on 19x19 in the EGC,
did not get any reward. He played for free!

 
> I expect they will blindly go with the 6 handicap option, mostly due
> to professional pride,

6 is not an option. The only choices are 2, 3, 4, 5.


Ingo.
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