[computer-go] MoGo/professional challenge

[Nick Wedd]

This Easter weekend, there will be a challenge between MoGo running on a 
very powerful system, and Catalin Taranu, 5-dan professional.

The following is from the info of "The Enclave" room on KGS.  It is 
confirmed by the page http://paris2008.jeudego.org/

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A unique challenge will be held in parallel to the Paris Go tournament :

Mogo, currently one of the best Go programs in the world, will challenge 
the professional Go player Catalin Taranu 5P. Mogo has all the computing 
power of INRIA with hundreds of super-computers in a network.
The winner will be chosen at the end of 9x9 games after 3 rounds of 
2x30-minute sudden death. A 19x19 exhibition will be held on Sunday. 
Events are being followed live on KGS! They will be shown by 
'iagochall'.

Saturday:
3/23/08 3:00 PM
Game I (9x9)
Game II 9x9
Game III 9x9
Played with 1.5 hours from the start of one round to the next

Sunday:
3/24/08 3:00 PM
Exhibition game (19x19)

Monday:
3/25/08 11:00 PM
Debate with participants
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The time zone quoted above is GMT;  that in the 
http://paris2008.jeudego.org/ page is French time, GMT+1.

Nick
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