Is the author of Zen-bot aware of an "X-prize" promised by a Finnish player to anyone who manages to create a go-playing bot that beats him in a best of 5 match?
The challenge and rules can be found from: http://www.suomigo.net/wiki/JouniValkonen
Mr. Valkonen offers a prize of one thousand (1000) euros for a bot that beats him in a best of 5 games using 180 minutes thinking time.
Easy money for go-bot-developers?