[computer-go] Time Control for the new CGOS

Darren Cook darren at dcook.org
Tue Mar 27 16:05:54 PDT 2007


> I am considering to change the time control when I change
> over officially to 5 minutes instead of 10.

I'd prefer the longer time control, though I guess my vote has to be
weak as my program wouldn't be there until Summer at the earliest.

> the Monte Carlo programs which play quite strongly even at
> 2 minutes per game.

That summarizes my main argument against short time controls: it limits
the choices for experimentation so to meet time controls everyone will
end up running very similar MC programs. With more time people have some
breathing space to experiment with new ideas and intelligence.

Darren



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