Games of Distinction

[fauyd]

I forgot about that Big Blue Kasparov (sp?) incident, lol

[zam319]

(___x___)

[samuelmichaud]

good video, looking forward to watching the rest. Also, thanks for introducing me to the wonderful game of GO.

[ki6eki]

there are a lot of go playing computer programs that rank differently from 15k all the way to 1dan.

[DiscipleZ3R0]

You are absolutely right in principle. I enjoyed this video; 'should be an interesting series. If I might, I will only quibble slightly with you about the level of a Go AI. True, a first dan can easily best any AI but that player is not a first year player. 1-dan is actually the first level of professional play, 9-dan being the highest level. Amateur rankings work in reverse order and are termed kyu-1 and above. The kyu rankings are determined by relative strengths when using handicap stones.

[StevenErnest]

A la, Kasparov versus Big Blue, have they tried similar programming experiments with the game Go? If so, were the results any different than with Chess? -- other than the games' different rules, of course.

[TheCarruths]

The best Go AI in circulation can get stonecold WHIPPED by a first year player.

[msa1985]

What

[TheMathGuy]

Although I'm getting a PhD in math, I can't play chess worth a darn! My brain just isn't wired to think in multiple parallel directions, which is essential in chess.

[TheCarruths]

Perhaps there's something to be said for the poetry of numbers.... but that would be letting the cat out of the bag.

[CousinoMacul]

Pawn to king 4!

[ThatChristian]

I know a lot of math oriented people. They all hate chess. I, on the other hand, hate math and love chess. I don't know if this is the general rule, but most likely it is not.

[bubblesort]

I've heard that claim made about go before, that computers can't play it well, but I can't beat computers regularly at go. I wonder what rule set the computer would have to follow to be 1st dan? I don't know. That's the problem with go, the rules aren't standardized. For example, the first time I learned go I learned a rule set that seems to only be played in one coffeehouse in south central PA.

[TogetherForPeace]

very fascinating...great job

[masterrx]

This is awesome. Thanks for it =D.

[ryanisfootdrums]

Cool, chess!

[clockworkhorrorshow]

wow, man. I lose at chess about 95% of the time.