Isn't this a step too far? How would any net "solve" Go? I thought that the magic of nets is that they are able to play as strongly as they can despite (because?) being non-deterministic. So how will you ever be able to determine that you have solved Go if you are using a net?

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I meant to imagine, assume that go 19x19 solved

I assumed that by "best network" Dragon meant the best program. I guess I should have said, "best program", myself.

What shape future programs will take, who knows? I doubt if 19x19 go will ever be solved, anyway. However, if it is, and however it may be solved, the solution can be checked with a weaker program than that solved it.

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I believe that go can be resolved. and not only 19x19. modern programs learn the "network". neural network (?). If someone comes up with a program that will learn and change themselves! then I’m pretty sure that after a while she will solve go! and provide a solution and evidence

KataGo - first place!
http://www.yss-aya.com/cgos/19x19/standings.html
http://www.yss-aya.com/cgos/13x13/standings.html
http://www.yss-aya.com/cgos/9x9/standings.html

Finally got round to installing the new version, after genconfig it's twice as fast as before (probably I didn't tune / adjust numthreads before), nice!

Can someone please hint me - how can I play it 13x13 or 9x9 - I'm using Sabaki. Different command line and obviously different neural net files? Thx

Have you tried just changing the board size in sabaki?

KataGo uses one neural net for all sizes.

I have tried meanwhile, oh, I was not expecting it to be that simple - thank you

i dont know if its a coincidence, but the 40b speed has improved alot on the webapp version too!
https://katago-gui.herokuapp.com/static ... obile.html
For me, this means I can play a quick game anytime on my eink ereader/real board

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set katago to play at your level https://docdro.id/sHZU1ti or experiment with gtp4zen ( https://rb.gy/kx2ilb )

here http://rusgo.org/2020/04/29/leela-zero-vs-katago/ talking about 40x384 network. Is she learning or has she failed?

Kim Yoonyoung 8p (https://www.twitch.tv/kimyoonyoung) is playing a variable handicap series against KataGo running on beefy V100 hardware. She lost 2 games on 2 stones and 6.5 reverse komi and just now one on 3 stones, the "this group won't die" died after a very nice not working ladder KataGo played out to get some helper stones in sente. 2nd 3 stone starting now.

Edit: she won the 2nd on 3 stones by 8.5 points.

can these games be downloaded in sgf?

Here are the games: https://online-go.com/player/787607/

KG 1.4.2 g170-b20c256x2-s4384473088-d968438914
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KG 1.4.2 g170e-b20c256x2-s5055114240-d1149032340 (new experimental net from https://github.com/lightvector/KataGo/releases/tag/v1.4.2-nets)

30 games, 1s/move, gpu : 1x GTX1080, gogui-twogtp 1.5.1

The new net wins 19-11 (25 games by resignation, 5 games W+0.5 or B+0.5, no error, no duplicate game)


PS. In another 30 game test between these two nets, the score was 16-14, but I had forgotten to use -alternate, so the new net was 30 times W...

would now be made 30 times black, there would be 60 games

KG 1.4.2 g170-b20c256x2-s4384473088-d968438914
v.
KG 1.4.2 g170e-b20c256x2-s5055114240-d1149032340 (new experimental net from https://github.com/lightvector/KataGo/r ... 1.4.2-nets)

After 60 more games (total of 90 games, each side 45 times B, 1s/move, 1x GTX1080)
The new net wins 50-40 (55.6%)

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30 games between
KG 1.4.2 g170-b40c256x2-s4679779328-d1149909226 (new experimental)
and
KG 1.4.2 g170-b40c256x2-s3708042240-d967973220

The new net wins 16-14 , 22 games by resignation and 8 games(!) W+0.5 or B+0.5

1s/move, 1x GTX1080, GoGui-TwoGtp 1.5.1, no error, no duplicate game

KG 1.4.2 g170-b30c320x2-s3530176512-d968463914
v.
KG 1.4.2 g170-b30c320x2-s4432082944-d1149895217 (new experimental net)

50 games, 1s/move, 1x GTX1080
The experimental net wins 28-22 (42 games by resignation, 7 games B+0.5 or W+0.5 and 1 game by 1.5)

new experimental nets 20b, 30b, 40b (from https://github.com/lightvector/KataGo/releases/tag/v1.4.2-nets)
50 game tests, TwoGtp 1.5.1, 1s/move, gpu : 1x GTX 1080

g170e-b20c256x2-s5055114240-d1149032340 v. g170-b30c320x2-s4432082944-d1149895217
20b wins 31-19 (62%) No error, no duplicate, 43 games by resignation, 7 games B+0.5 or W+0.5

g170e-b20c256x2-s5055114240-d1149032340 v. g170-b40c256x2-s4679779328-d1149909226
20b wins 29-21 (58%) No error, no duplicate, 41 games by resignation, 9 games B+0.5 or W+0.5

g170-b30c320x2-s4432082944-d1149895217 v. g170-b40c256x2-s4679779328-d1149909226
30b wins 26-24 (52%) No error, no duplicate, 45 games by resignation, 5 games B+0.5 or W+0.5

On this PC, with 1x GTX1080
1s/move corresponds to maxVisits =~ 700-800 for g170e-b20c256x2-s5055114240-d1149032340

Is there anyway to play the nonzero version of katago on ogs? Thanks for the test matches!

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set katago to play at your level https://docdro.id/sHZU1ti or experiment with gtp4zen ( https://rb.gy/kx2ilb )