Re: Crazy Stone is playing on CGOS 9x9

"uurtamo ." <[email protected]> Fri, 8 May 2020 15:55:46 -0700
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And this has no book, right? So it should be badly abused by a very good
book?

s.

On Fri, May 8, 2020, 3:28 PM David Wu <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm running a new account of KataGo that is set to bias towards aggressiv=
e
> or difficult moves now (the same way it does in 19x19 handicap games), to
> see what the effect is. Although, it seems like some people have stopped
> running their bots.  Still maybe it will be interesting for the
> remaining players, or any others who decide to re-turn-on their bot for a
> little while. :)
>
> It seems like some fraction of the time, it now opens on 5-5 as black,
> which is judged as worse than 4-4 in an even game, but presumably is more
> difficult to play. I suspect it will now start to lose a noticeable numbe=
r
> of games now due to overplaying, and there's a good chance it does much
> worse overall. Even so, I'm curious what will happen, and what the draw
> rate will be. Suddenly having some 5-5 openings should certainly add some
> variety to the games.
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:41 PM David Wu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Having it matter which of the stones you capture there is fascinating.
>> Thanks for the analysis - and thanks for "organizing" this 9x9 testing
>> party. :)
>>
>> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:06 PM R=C3=A9mi Coulom <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If White recaptures the Ko, then Black can play at White's 56, capture
>>> the stone, and win by 2 points.
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 5:02 PM Shawn Ligocki <[email protected]> wrote=
:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for sharing the games, R=C3=A9mi!
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 6:27 AM R=C3=A9mi Coulom <[email protected]=
>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In this game, Crazy Stone won using a typical Monte Carlo trick:
>>>>> http://www.yss-aya.com/cgos/viewer.cgi?9x9/SGF/2020/05/07/997390.sgf
>>>>> On move 27, it sacrificed a stone. According to Crazy Stone, the game
>>>>> would have been a draw had Aya just re-captured it. But Aya took the =
bait
>>>>> and captured the other stone. Crazy Stone's evaluation became instant=
ly
>>>>> winning after this, the sacrificed stone serving as a threat for the
>>>>> winning ko fight, 18 moves later.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wow, I did not imagine how that move would be useful later! But the
>>>> very end is confusing to my human brain, couldn't White move 56 retake=
 the
>>>> ko and win it? It seems like Black only has one real ko threat left (J=
4
>>>> maybe). But White also has one huge threat left (D3), so it seems like
>>>> White should win this ko and then be about 4 ahead with komi. Am I
>>>> missing something?
>>>>
>>>> -Shawn
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<div dir=3D"auto">And this has no book, right? So it should be badly abused=
 by a very good book?<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">s.</div>=
</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">=
On Fri, May 8, 2020, 3:28 PM David Wu &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lightvector@gma=
il.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;m running a new account of KataGo that is =
set to bias towards aggressive or difficult moves now (the same way it does=
 in 19x19 handicap games),=C2=A0to see what the effect is. Although, it see=
ms like some people have stopped running their bots.=C2=A0

Still maybe it will be interesting for the remaining=C2=A0players, or any o=
thers who decide to re-turn-on their bot for a little while. :)<div><br></d=
iv><div>It seems like some fraction of the time, it now opens on 5-5 as bla=
ck, which is judged as worse than 4-4 in an even game, but presumably is mo=
re difficult to play. I suspect it will now start to lose a noticeable numb=
er of games now due to overplaying,=C2=A0and there&#39;s a good chance it d=
oes much worse overall. Even so, I&#39;m curious what will happen, and what=
 the draw rate will be. Suddenly having some 5-5 openings should certainly =
add some variety to the games.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:41 PM David W=
u &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(2=
04,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Having it matter which of th=
e stones you capture there is fascinating. Thanks for the analysis - and th=
anks for &quot;organizing&quot; this 9x9 testing party. :)</div><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 7, 20=
20 at 12:06 PM R=C3=A9mi Coulom &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8=
ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr=
">If White recaptures the Ko, then Black can play at White&#39;s 56, captur=
e the stone, and win by 2 points.<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 5:02 PM Shawn L=
igocki &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20=
4,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks for s=
haring the games, R=C3=A9mi!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 6:27 AM R=C3=A9mi Coulom &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:re=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">remi.coulom@gmail=
.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>In this game, Crazy =
Stone won using a typical Monte Carlo trick:<br></div><div><a href=3D"http:=
//www.yss-aya.com/cgos/viewer.cgi?9x9/SGF/2020/05/07/997390.sgf" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">http://www.yss-aya.com/cgos/viewer.cgi?9x9/SGF/2=
020/05/07/997390.sgf</a></div><div></div><div>On move 27, it sacrificed a s=
tone. According to Crazy Stone, the game would have been a draw had Aya jus=
t re-captured it. But Aya took the bait and captured the other stone. Crazy=
 Stone&#39;s evaluation became instantly winning after this, the sacrificed=
 stone serving as a threat for the winning ko fight, 18 moves later.</div><=
/div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Wow, I did not imagine how that move =
would be useful later! But the very end is confusing to my human brain, cou=
ldn&#39;t White move 56 retake the ko and win it? It seems like Black only =
has one real ko threat left (J4 maybe). But White also has one huge threat =
left (D3), so it seems like White should win this ko and then be about 4 ah=
ead with komi. Am I missing=C2=A0something?</div><div><br></div><div>-Shawn=
</div></div></div>
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