Streaming/spectating may be where a very nice-looking 3d go board might be most appropriate. For super serious study, it might get in the way, but if you’re just lazily following a game, then a really pretty board would probably add to the value.
KataGo using a relatively modern network and using the absolute minimum possible amount of computing power with that network - 1 visit - has in the past been able to maintain 8d on KGS when someone ran it there. So, if you disregard situations very specially engineered to be exploits or blindspots (like adversarial attacks would find) and consider just “general purpose” play, KataGo is ...
Capture go is a great way to introduce new players to go, since you don’t have to explain scoring or ko. But it is also an interesting variant for experienced players. Many of the tactics from normal go no longer works, most obviously snapbacks and throw-ins. This means that it is generally easier to live: a single two-point eye is enough to guarantee life.
The new tasks feature is such a fantastic addition! This feels more “chesslike” in making go puzzles more approachable. As a suggestion, a button to advance to the next set within a topic would help avoid going through menu to get back on topic.
Hi friends. This is the homepage for a lecture series about Becoming 9 Kyu (source now on YouTube). It’s designed to help you break through to the single digit kyu ranks. I hope you enjoy it! Lesson 1: Joseki - Principles and Importance Becoming SDK - Lesson 1 Lesson 2: Opening - Preparation for Battle Becoming SDK - Lesson 2 Lesson 3: Tactics - Pivotal Stones vs. Useless Stones Becoming SDK ...
To explain what all of this is: the first line line downloads the leela-zero source code from github to a folder called leela-zero, inside a folder Go inside your Documents folder, the second line moves terminal inside the leela-zero folder for the installation, the third line installs boost which will make your leela-zero, then the fourth line simply makes your executable and the fifth and ...
Smart Game Format The Smart Game Format (SGF) is a computer file format used for storing records of board games. Go is the game that is most commonly represented in this format and is the default. SGF was originally created under a different name by Anders Kierulf for his SmartGO program. The current version of the format is 4. The main purposes of SGF are to store records of played games and ...
If you know anything about Rengo, please edit this post to improve our documentation. The content here will get transferred to the actual documentation pages at some point. Rengo 1.1. Definition OGS Rengo is a Go variant for playing in teams. These teams can consist of a (gender balanced) pair of a male and a female player, but that is not obligatory. The teams can also be larger than two ...
Feature Request: Hide OGS ranks should change opponent rank selector. OGS Development. 19: 160: December 13, 2025 : Tutorial: How to Custom Your OGS Profile Page: A Step-by-Step G
9x9 pro collection Thread contains this info: there is a download link near the bottom of go games Linked page says: Here you’ll find 50000 Japanese professional go games in SGF format, both as .tar.gz archive (26 MB) and as .7z archive (16 MB). As AdamR points out, only 400 to 500 of these are on the 9x9. I’ve confirmed 7z archive contains individual SGF files. Hope this helps
