Fwiffo: Great idea. Can I suggest the following, more wiki-style formatting instead of the ASCII table?
Nils: Sure, done..
Dolgan: Sorry for posting here - I don't know where a more appropriate place would be. Can anyone please set up a pointer on a HowTo? or some documentation on how to write a bot for KGS?
The link on kiseido's Computer Tournament page is outdated...
dnerra: "Just" write a go program, implement GTP and use kgsGtp. :)
solovay The rating bots on KGS won't give me a rated game. I'm 18 kyu AGA but the @#$%^ rating system on KGS has me at 29k?
If the bots would play me that would give a quick way to get my rating corrected.
jfc: If your current rating is 29k and the bot's rating is 13k then KGS will start by showing you taking black, receiving a 16 (or what ever) stone handicap and the game being free.
Have you tried changing the these initial match parameters? It has been my experience that the rating bots will accept most any parameters you select.
solovay Thanks. It won't rate games at 9H but it will at 6H. So this seems to solve my problem.