[computer-go] Kakegoto and CGOS

[Andrés Domínguez]

2007/7/16, Don Dailey <drd at mit.edu>:
> On Mon, 2007-07-16 at 00:51 +0200, Andrés Domínguez wrote:
> > After two years programming a complex go engine without success
> > I have started a new one (kakegoto). I use an innovative approach,
> > the program plays many random games, and then plays the move
> > with more winning probability.
> Hi Andres,
>
> You can play as many as you want simultaneously.  The time is limit is
> 30 minutes sudden death - your program gets 30 minutes and the opponent
> gets 30 minutes.

Thank you for the information. Very fast games, but I will try.

> The technique you are using is not really new - it's called Monte Carlo
> and many programs are using that general approach.  Of course there are
> many ways to implement it.

Of course it was a joke. I have been subscribed the last two years to this
mailing list! The program name is kakegoto (賭碁都), that means "bet",
because we are in Monte Carlo.

> We would welcome seeing your program on CGOS.

Thank you very much,

Andrés Domínguez