[computer-go] an idea... computer go program's rank vs time

Matt Gokey mgokey at charter.net
Wed Jan 24 22:29:59 PST 2007


Ray Tayek wrote:

>> ... I can say that I don't feel overwhelmed when playing chess.   ...
>> Now with Go as a beginner still, on the other hand, I almost always 
>> felt and still feel quite overwhelmed  ...
> 
> yes, i usually feel this way in tournament games. and again more time 
> will help (for some small powers of 2).
I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way ;-)

> 
> i think more time works better because go has more battles going on at 
> the same time.
Which also makes it harder when there is interplay between them.

> if you are analyzing one battle, maybe more powers of two. if it's many 
> battles, maybe fewer powers of two as you will hit your mental limit  
> sooner.
This seems to support the idea I was trying to express...


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