[Computer-go] Beating old ManyFaces at 29 handicap stones

[Nick Wedd]

On 26/01/2012 21:04, "Ingo Althöfer" wrote:
> In August 1998, during the US Go Congress, Martin Mueller (5-d)
> and "Many Faces of Go" (without any Monte Carlo knowledge in
> those days) played an exhibition game. The bot had 29
> handicap stones, but Martin beat it.
>
> Recently, dynamic komi helped Monte Carlo bots to play better
> in handicap situations. Now I set up a prize for the programmer
> of a bot that beats the old ManyFaces at 29 handicap stones:
> 1,000 Euro for the first bot that achieves this at least three
> times in a five games match. The offer ends on December 31, 2020.
> Details will be clarified in a forthcoming website.
>
> David Fotland is willing to provide the old bot - also for sparring
> sessions on KGS.

I think that beating that version of ManyFaces on 29 stones requires skills
very different from those needed to play normal Go well.  Martin didn't
win just because he's a strong player.  He's a very smart guy.

Nick
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