New to Go 15kyu?

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Re: New to Go 15kyu?

Post by emeraldemon »

If you're looking for a free good Go AI, I recommend Fuego

http://fuego.sourceforge.net/

You'll want to run it with GoGui, the link is on that page.
It's about 4k or so on the 19x19 I think, at least on my laptop. One advantage to monte-carlo bots is that they scale well with more processors, so Fuego running on a 16-core cluster is significantly stronger than on my little core 2 duo. When people say strongest AIs are around 2 dan, this is typically what they mean.
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Re: New to Go 15kyu?

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This is me vs a 17 kyu I am white. I ended up blundering it at the very end. :shock: I should have just connected the two eyes. I have to do more life and death problems. :study: I feel like I improved even though I lost. Big difference between the last game I played. All the comments and advice helped. I feel like I was the winner regardless. :clap:
Thanks again!
BTW, moves 67 thru 73 were dan level moves. Aspiring to be 8K is beneath you. You should aim for shodan.
Thanks Gosei! What is a shodan? I am guessing it's anything above dan level? or does it mean grandmaster dan?


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Re: New to Go 15kyu?

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Shodan is another way of saying 1dan. First level. Commonly used for both black belt and go rankings. ;)
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Re: New to Go 15kyu?

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You're welcome. BTW, "gosei" is not my handle. It is a rank that I earned by posting lots of drivel like this.
Help make L19 more organized. Make an index: https://lifein19x19.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5207
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Re: New to Go 15kyu?

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oops sorry, Joaz Banbeck
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