Game #8
Open Division Final
San Mateo, California
20 April 1997
11 Point MatchMichael Derylo (X) vs. Dan Epstein (O)
Score: 1 - 0Analysis by Ron Karr
BGBB members Michael Derylo and Danny Epstein meet up in this month's finals. Each of them brings his own distinctive playing style, honed during years of chouette play, to this instructive game from early in the match.
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The game was recorded on tape by Richard McIntosh and transcribed by Ron Karr.
Rollouts were made by Richard McIntosh, using JellyFish Analyzer 2.02. Rollout results show equities for the player on move. Candidate plays were better than or within 0.100 equity of the actual plays, evaluated at level 7.
Parameter values for rollouts on moves were:
- level 5
- 7776 games (36x216)
- horizon 7
- seed 420
Standard deviations of equity estimates were between 0.003 and 0.006.
For plays 3a, 5a, 7b, 8b, and 10a, parameter values for additional rollouts on moves were:
- level 6
- 216 games (36x6)
- seed 420
Standard deviations of level 6 equity estimates were between 0.018 and 0.022.
Parameter values for rollouts on cube decisions were:
- level 5
- 23328 games (36x648)
- full game
- seed 420
- settlement limit 0.550
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