[gnugo-devel] testing gnugo

[John Tromp]

dear Gnugo developers,

It appears that gnugo is mostly tested on 19x19 boards.
I wonder if 9x9 games are not sufficient to expose most of the
weaknesses of gnugo. Certainly in play against humans, gnugo
can blunder in 9x9 at least as badly as in 19x19.
It's funny that in 4 handicap games, gnugo playing white will pass
after only a few moves, deciding that it can't make a living group with
white, while gnugo playing black loses easily. I attach the 2 games
I played against gnugo 3.2

I think making gnugo strong enough never to lose 4 handicap 9x9 games
would be an exciting goal to work towards...

regards,

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