[computer-go] myCtest-10k-AMAF-x on CGOS

[Christoph Birk]

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007, Jason House wrote:
> I see that myCtest has an AMAF version up on CGOS.  Is it possible to share
> details of what was done (under the hood) to get it up and running?

'myCtest-xxk' is a pure MC program; no heuristics, no tree, it does
10k (or 50k) light random playouts that do not fill their own 1-point
eyes.

'myCtest-xxk-AMAF-y' has only one addition. It assigns the random-
playout result not only to the first move, but to a fraction of all
moves (simple all-moves-as-first).

> What's different about the -3, -5, and -8 versions?  There seems to be
> significant strength differences between them.

using N := moves in random simulation
       a := AMAF moves

  a = pow(N,y)

with
   y = 0.25   (3)
   y = 0.50   (5)
   y = 0.75   (8)

due to the name-length limitation of CGOS (18 characters)

Christoph