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Ray got the strogest level of its play, that was in 2021 year (details).

The higher probability of "human like" play in KataGo - the weaker play (details).

The KataGo "weight categories" new rate ( details ):
"bantamweight" <|= 2 ^ 23 B (< 12 MiB) - g170e-b10c128-s1141046784-d204142634.bin (6)
"featherweight" 2 ^ 24 B (12 - 24 MiB) - I haven't
"lightweight" 2 ^ 25 B (24 - 48 MiB) - g170e-b15c192-s1672170752-d466197061.bin (5)
"welterweight" 2 ^ 26 B ...

KataGo v.1.15.1-v.1.14.1: 10-14 (details).

And with computers, not absolute time but time and hardware.

We really are going to have to come to some agreement about those. What will be considered a "standard machine" and what "standard time controls.

And what sort of time controls? Allowing X per move is simple but I believe we will ...

It looks like you're using very fast time limits. In slower games, the larger networks get more value from the extra time and will become relatively stronger. Compare the 1-minute and 5-minute rankings at https://lifein19x19.com/viewtopic.php?p=248817#p248817 and see how kata_20b overtakes kata_15b ...

Ray v. 11.1.0 - the strongest v. (from 02.09.19): 7 - 13 (details).

The current rate of KataGo "weight categories":
"bantamweight" <|= 2 ^ 23 B (< 12 MiB) - g170e-b10c128-s1141046784-d204142634.bin (6)
"featherweight" 2 ^ 24 B (12 - 24 MiB) - I haven't
"lightweight" 2 ^ 25 B (24 - 48 MiB) - g170e-b15c192-s1672170752-d466197061.bin (5)
"welterweight" 2 ^ 26 B (48 ...

New KataGo weight files of "light heavyweight category" are weaker than only "middleweight" ones (details).

KataGo v. 1.14.1 - 1.14.0: 25 - 21 (details).

Ray didn't become stronger (details).

KataGo became stronger: 18 - 12 in sparring of v.1.14.0 vs v.1.13.0 (details).

During last year KataGo weight files of "middleweight category" became stronger, but of "heavyweight" - not ( details ).
The rate of KataGo "weight categories" with their strongest weight files:
"bantamweight" <|= 2 ^ 23 B (< 12 MiB) - g170e-b10c128-s1141046784-d204142634.bin (6)
"featherweight" 2 ...

Pachi doesn't become stronger (details).

KataGo b18c384nbt-optimisticv13-s5971M.bin - b18c384nbt-uec.bin: 13 - 7 (details) .
So the rate of KataGo "weight categories" is next:
"bantamweight" <|= 2 ^ 23 B (< 12 MiB) - g170e-b10c128-s1141046784-d204142634.bin (6)
"featherweight" 2 ^ 24 B (12 - 24 MiB) - I haven't
"lightweight" 2 ^ 25 B (24 ...