[computer-go] 2007 Cotsen Open wants your program to enter

[Nick Wedd]

In message <2E27C79B-E9A5-4624-920F-EA2F71947E9B at mac.com>, David Doshay 
<ddoshay at mac.com> writes
>This is speaking as a participant over the past 2 years who has 
>brought my program, SlugGo.

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>The mechanics of play in this tournament is that there is a real  board 
>and the program must have an operator that transfers moves from  board 
>to screen and screen to board, all with a clock running. Thus,  the 
>program has a slight time disadvantage.
>
>The event has been great fun for me each year, and as the only human 
>tournament I am aware of that welcomes self-ranked programs, I do my 
>best to support it each year by being there.
>
>There has been a cash prize each year for the best program. It was 
>$250 the past 2 years, but I do not know what the plans are this year.

Thanks for the information, David.  I have added the Cotsen Open to the 
list at http://www.computer-go.info/events/future.html

I would also like to list the results from past years, as far as 
computer participation goes.  But I can't find any Cotsen results listed 
on the web.  Do you happen to know what program won in the last two 
years?

(As a Brit, I find it odd that even the smallest UK tournaments generate 
results pages like http://www.britgo.org/results/2007/msorapid.html , 
and the French, Germans, Romanians, etc. do the same, while no US event, 
not even the US Congress, publishes any results.)

Nick
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