[computer-go] 9x9 vs 19x19 (was: computer-go Digest)

[Joshua Shriver]

I agree 9x9 is wonderful, but a 19x19 for deep testing would be nice.
To many variations and  you risk the threat of diluting the engine
pool.

-Josh

On 5/21/07, Heikki Levanto <heikki at lsd.dk> wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 03:13:09PM -0400, Chris Fant wrote:
> > Why not 13x13 before 19x19?
>
> Because the next step would be 15x15, and then 17x17, and when (if) we
> get to 19x19, there are so few competitors around that the whole
> tournament won't make any sense.
>
> I think it is better to stick to 9x9 as the "beginners" tournament,
> where it is easy to test new ideas in quick games, and 19x19 as the
> "serious" tournament where we can see how good computers are at playing
> the game like we humans do.
>
> Just my humble opinion, of course.
>
>   - Heikki
>
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> Heikki Levanto   "In Murphy We Turst"     heikki (at) lsd (dot) dk
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