[computer-go] The physics of Go playing strength.

[Darren Cook]

>> I have one interesting test that I do, which I take
>> with a grain of salt, but I use as a first guess estimate.  I search
>> from the opening position a few hundred times and average the time
>> required to find the move "e5." ...

Yes, I noticed libego usually switches to e5 at some point between 100K
and 200K playouts. Like Don, though, I'd take that with a grain of salt;
it is quite possible that there is no single best first move (e.g. 5-5,
4-4 and 3-4 might all be joint best).

Darren