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Post #1 Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:16 pm 
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I just played the Gobot "Wakaba" on KGS. It is a Gobt powered by GnuGo 3.8 and rated around 6k. It did not give me too much of a challenge, but I ended up losing by 4½ points. Even though I have been working on my reading in the opening and early middle game, it is still suboptimal and I think that falling behind at this stage of the game is what often causes me to lose against stronger opponents, whether human or robot. (In any case, I'll concede that my skills in every category need improvement :mrgreen: )

Below is the game. Much obliged in advance for your kind commentary.


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Post #2 Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:46 pm 
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:b11: is reason enough not to play this bot.

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Post #3 Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:58 pm 
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Boidhre wrote:
:b11: is reason enough not to play this bot.

I liked 17, though.

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Post #4 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:20 am 
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Boidhre wrote:
:b11: is reason enough not to play this bot.


A question though. Do you consider that a mistake in direction atypical of a 6 kyu human?

By and large the "expert system" AI programs (those using some go knowledge based evaluator to pick the best move from a set of candidates) tend to play too tight and defensively. But that is not atypical of some humans at that level.

Meanwhile the programs using MCTS for the evaluator tend to play a "loose" style depending on accumulated aji all over the board to support a later counterattack. Again, some humans play that way. In particular, the imbalance between "strategy" and "tactics" of the MCTS programs isn't atypical of "strong at a very early age" humans (look at childhood games of people who later became giants of the go world).

So what can we conclude from this? While playing against the computer programs can be very useful (my opinion) they do not prepare you well for:
1) At the lower levels (not MCTS) playing against a human of your own level or stronger whose style is loose, aggressive.
2) At the higher levels (MCTS) playing against a human of your own level or stronger whose style is tight.

You still need to play against humans. The problem is, not always easy to find a human 2-3 stones above you willing to give you those games.

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Post #5 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:26 am 
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RBerenguel wrote:
Boidhre wrote:
:b11: is reason enough not to play this bot.

I liked 17, though.


Yeah, what I don't like is :b11: is saying that :w10: needs a reply on that board. It doesn't, at all.

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Post #6 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:37 am 
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Boidhre wrote:
:b11: is reason enough not to play this bot.


A question though. Do you consider that a mistake in direction atypical of a 6 kyu human?

By and large the "expert system" AI programs (those using some go knowledge based evaluator to pick the best move from a set of candidates) tend to play too tight and defensively. But that is not atypical of some humans at that level.

Meanwhile the programs using MCTS for the evaluator tend to play a "loose" style depending on accumulated aji all over the board to support a later counterattack. Again, some humans play that way. In particular, the imbalance between "strategy" and "tactics" of the MCTS programs isn't atypical of "strong at a very early age" humans (look at childhood games of people who later became giants of the go world).

So what can we conclude from this? While playing against the computer programs can be very useful (my opinion) they do not prepare you well for:
1) At the lower levels (not MCTS) playing against a human of your own level or stronger whose style is loose, aggressive.
2) At the higher levels (MCTS) playing against a human of your own level or stronger whose style is tight.

You still need to play against humans. The problem is, not always easy to find a human 2-3 stones above you willing to give you those games.


A 6 kyu human? I don't know, I haven't seen a mistake like that since I was a ddk playing other ddks and perhaps very weak sdks. Most of my regular sdk opponents (around 5-2k) would never make that move. I would believe that it's a mistake a KGS 6k could make though, I just wouldn't consider it typical.

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Post #7 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:44 am 
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I didn't even think 11 was much of a mistake.


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Post #8 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:53 am 
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Shaddy wrote:
I didn't even think 11 was much of a mistake.


*shrugs*

Enclosing looks a lot bigger to me and with the corner open I'd not be worried about the invasion so much.

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Post #9 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:56 am 
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It is no easy matter to reply correctly to Wakaba's bad moves. :mrgreen:

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Post #10 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:58 am 
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Boidhre wrote:
Shaddy wrote:
I didn't even think 11 was much of a mistake.


*shrugs*

Enclosing looks a lot bigger to me and with the corner open I'd not be worried about the invasion so much.


Just think of :b11: as honte. :mrgreen:

Seriously, it threatens to invade or reduce the White moyo on the left side.

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Post #11 Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:02 am 
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RBerenguel wrote:
Boidhre wrote:
:b11: is reason enough not to play this bot.

I liked 17, though.


:b19: sucks, though.

Black must, repeat, must crosscut. No reading required. If he can't crosscut he should not play :b17:.

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