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Re: SV: [Bug-gnubg] Holding games


From: Joseph Heled
Subject: Re: SV: [Bug-gnubg] Holding games
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 21:49:34 +1200
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Henrik Ravn wrote:
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Joseph Heled wrote:
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- - No doubt gnuBG 2ply gets this wrong. Not for the first time nor for the last either.

- - We all want GNU to be correct every time on each position, however this is not realistic.

- - In order to make a case we need more than one position. Probably in the order of hundreds or thousands.

- - Even with the above, there is no guarantee we can do something about it. ( In the sense of improving it and not degrading the rest).
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Which raises the question of how to decide whether a new set of weights are actually better than the previous set. How is this done now? Specifically, how can we tell if 14 is better than 13?
be well
- -h-

Two ways. One is my benchmark, obtained using GNU rollouts. Second is to play many matches at 0 ply. The results were given with the email annoncing the new net.

-Joseph






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