[computer-go] Time Control for the new CGOS

[Jacques Basaldúa]

> Is 10 minutes a standard and if so it
> is standard for 19x19 or 9x9? 

For 19x19 I find it a little too fast.

I would prefer

fastest:  4 sec/move (x240 moves) = 16 min
slowest: 30 sec/move (x240 moves) = 2 hours

I would like to try both. Usually fast because, 
as you pointed, you get useful results earlier, 
but maybe one week each month, slow. 

240 moves is above the average length of a 19x19 
game. In my 50K games database it is 212 and
games ending before move 100 were removed, 
but among weak programs it is low. 

Darren Cook wrote:

> 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.

I agree even if MC can make very good usage of extra 
time, it is not the only approach that does. 

As said, doing *both* is also an option.


Jacques.