[computer-go] The dominance of search (Suzie v. GnuGo)

[Sylvain Gelly]

> I also find this kind of information very interesting and useful. Now I have
> a better feel for what kind of scaling is realistic to try for and how to
> measure it.
>
> Putting some recent data points together, it look like giving Mogo 2 orders
> of magnitude more computer power would result in low dan level 19x19 play?
> Not the sort of thing one can pull out of a back pocket, but tantalizing.

That is quite an large extrapolation.
I would rather conclude that we have to find new improvements in the
algorithms. But keeping in mind that the scalability with the board
size is not impossible.

Sylvain