[computer-go] Test bot tournament on beta version of KGS server

[Nick Wedd]

In message <57543D33-5574-4238-AD7E-9B3F0E2EA7F1 at bettong.net>, Urban 
Hafner <urban at bettong.net> writes
>
>On 7 Sep 2006, at 15:08, Nick Wedd wrote:
>
>> The next version of the KGS server is to be released soon.  It is now 
>>undergoing beta tests.  I have been asked to run a test bot tournament 
>>on it;  and I invite your help with this.
>>
>> The details of the tournament are at
>> https://www.gokgs.com/tournInfo.jsp?id=222
>
>This link gives me a 404 right now.

Yes it will.  Sorry.  Try 226 instead of 222.

>> They are:
>>   Five-round Swiss
>>   9x9 boards
>>   Chinese rules, with 7.5 komi
>>   Absolute time of three minutes each
>>   Start at 08:00 UTC tomorrow (Friday) morning - start of office work 
>>in western Europe.
>>
>> To enter, follow the instructions at
>> http://www.weddslist.com/kgs/how/index.html as usual, but note these 
>>differences, so as to work with the new server:
>>   1.)  connect to goserver.gokgs.com (instead of goserver.igoweb.org)
>>   2.)  You will need to use the new version of kgsGtp.jar, which
>>        you can download from http://www.gokgs.com/download.xhtml
>
>Is it possible to use the same username and password as for the old 
>server or do I have to create a new account?

Unless your account is very new, you can use the same username and 
password, they were all copied across a while ago.

Nick
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Nick Wedd    nick at maproom.co.uk