Life In 19x19

Vargo wrote: PS. In the controversy between high-end and low-end computers , I would make a difference between
a) actually playing go : a low-end computer can be very well suited if you're not Ke Jie.
b) for computer go, to test the Elo-strength of a program, determine if it's pro strength, or such things, I think you need good CPU/GPU

well said and i agree. my interest is how to utilize AI go to improve go players' ranks. exactly speaking, how to attack the deficiency (i.e. time consuming) of human learning process by machine learning examples. But up to this point, i only could use them to improve my opening.

In the new version of gtp4zen (0.3.4) added 4 new parameters. Obviously, without them, gtp4zen played differently than the original zen.
https://github.com/breakwa11/gtp4zen/releases
It is possible that the new version also has differences from the original.

gtp4zen 0.3.5
https://github.com/breakwa11/gtp4zen/releases
fix handicap games

Thank you for the link !

Just one remark : to make it work, you must have the Zen.dll (for v6 or v7) and you must put it in the same folder as gtp4zen.exe

And a question : this relase is by breakwa11, he is the author of the excellent ongoing tournament at https://github.com/breakwa11/GoAIRatings#go-ai-ratings , where the Elo of LZ#xxx, ElfVx, minigo#xxx, zenVx, etc are continuously updated.

His reference point is Zenv7 1D =1800Elo
Do you know how to set gtp4zen at 1D ?

EDIT : I've just seen this :
zen7 1D ----> -t1 -s1800 -n1 -o1.3 -p0.35


I only know these options.

-h [ --help ] Show all allowed options.
-z [ --zenverion ] arg Version of dll, must be 6 or 7. (default 7)
-t [ --threads ] arg Set the number of threads to use. (default
CPU_CORES)
-T [ --maxtime ] arg Set the max time for one move. (default 10 seconds)
-s [ --strength ] arg Set the max playout. (default 10000)
-i [ --ithink ] arg thinking interval, only set 100 when play cgos.
(default 100)
-n [ --ilevel0 ] arg factor0. (default 1)
-o [ --ilevel1 ] arg factor1. (default 1)
-p [ --ilevel2 ] arg factor2. (default 1)
-r [ --resign ] arg resign. (default 10)
-l [ --logfile ] arg Enable logging and set the log file. (default none)
-L [ --logfilenametime ] Add timestamp after log filename. (default off)
-d [ --debug ] Enable debug output to gtp shell. (default off)

zen6 and zen7 settings from 8k to 9D+
https://github.com/breakwa11/GoAIRating ... /AIcmds.md (at the bottom of the page)

for the -T option to work, you need to remove gtp4zen.lua:
"If gtp4zen.lua exists in the folder where gtp4zen.exe is located, the command-line parameter -T is automatically invalidated and the time control of gtp4zen.lua is used.
This script is used to fine-tune the time control. If you don't understand his appointment, you can Delete gtp4zen.lua, the default file exists and takes effect."