Hi r/baduk,

I know, another Go app. There are already great ones: OGS and Fox for playing online, KaTrain, Lizzie and Sabaki for analysis, BadukPop and AI Sensei for practice.

I'm a kyu player, and what I always wanted was a board that feels like a real one (wood, slate and shell stones, nice light) and a bot that plays like someone at my level, not a pro-strength engine throwing in random blunders. I couldn't find both in one app, so I started making my own.

It's called Masame (柾目), after the straight grain you see on the best kaya boards. Version 0.1 just came out.

What's in it right now:

- A 3D board with kaya wood, slate and shell stones, bowls, and lighting that changes with the time of day. Two camera angles: top-down, or as if you're sitting at the table. There's a 2D mode too if you prefer.

- A bot running KataGo's Human SL network. You pick a rank from 20k to 9d, and it can adjust itself as you win or lose.

- The territory estimate is shown as light and shadow on the board instead of colored squares.

- Counting at the end: the engine suggests the dead stones, and you click to fix any it gets wrong.

- 9x9, 13x13 and 19x19, SGF load/save, English and French.

- It works offline, with no account, no ads and no tracking. Free and MIT licensed.

The KataGo networks are downloaded from katagotraining.org inside the app, and their checksums are verified.

Where I want to take it: a lot of us switch between several apps to play, review and study, and I'd like Masame to cover all of that in one place. Next up:

- a game review that shows the 3 moments that decided the game and lets you guess the right move before revealing it, instead of just a win-rate graph

- joseki study (honestly the reason I started this): modern joseki, spaced repetition, and what to do when your opponent goes off-book

- an OGS client, so you can play online on the same board

- practice problems taken from your own games

Download: https://github.com/Slymaster/masame/releases/latest

- Mac: macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon only for now.

- Windows 10/11 (x64): this one's a preview. It builds and passes tests on CI, but I haven't run it on an actual Windows PC yet. If you try it, please tell me whether it works (or doesn't).

- The builds aren't signed (the developer certificates aren't free), so you'll get a warning the first time you open the app. Instructions are on the release page. The code is all on GitHub if you'd rather build it yourself.

Any feedback is welcome, especially if something looks off on the board, or if the bot plays a move nobody at that rank would ever play. Also tell me which feature you'd want first. I'm going to keep working on it.

If you like the idea, a star on GitHub would help a lot: https://github.com/Slymaster/masame

And thanks to lightvector and the KataGo contributors, and to the Sabaki libraries this is built on.

There are so many new servers coming out these days, it feels like the Go community is fragmenting.

I hope you will consider trying BetterBaduk, a new modern site for Go players.

Now you can play on the world's biggest Go servers from one place. No more waiting for games or dealing with outdated software.

Discuss your games, follow your friends, and meet other Go players on the site.

It is entirely free to play and analyze your games. If you want stronger GPU-powered analysis, you can elect to support with a small amount (either $3 or $7/month).

Let's bring the Go community back together! 🙏🦋

Hint: >!The 3rd move is the key!<

It's called Kifu! (Community page, GitHub).

I wanted to take notes that looked like positions in a go book, so that's what I made! It's fully featured for whole-board games, local positions, and problems.

All features:

1. Interactive boards (obviously) with an SGF-style editor
2. A new Base specifically for these boards
3. Importing games & problems from various sites
4. Embedding games & problems from various sites

Here's the editor:

https://preview.redd.it/au4zpqmccvuh1.png?width=2240&format=png&auto=webp&s=72734c7daf4a2dff9fb83a727a08a4f40a23490d

And some examples:

https://preview.redd.it/jlsflysfcvuh1.png?width=1998&format=png&auto=webp&s=7ca1087311471a59cb2fefc659c6d1ad161befd1

The custom kifu base:

https://preview.redd.it/r39qdalkcvuh1.png?width=2040&format=png&auto=webp&s=c05e42ed0772c009f07012c652d554101c78bc9e

I had some dissatisfaction with existing plugins, from how they looked, to how they impacted performance. This is my take on it, as performant and as elegant as possible. Any feedback is appreciated!

Not shown is coordinates, which can be turned on in settings, and other sizes of board, which are also available.

Disclaimer:
This plugin was developed with the Claude AI primarily. If you only want to use human-programmed plugins, I don't want to deceive you, and you should avoid this one.

I think I lost. I am Black. We didn't have time to continue or attempt to score.

That said, if this game has been around for as long as people say it has--how long has the rules for scoring been around? I would imagine Chinese rules are older.

Hi everyone!

I'm Tang Tianyuan, a professional Go player from China.

Today, I'd like to share a video explaining approximately how many points a single move is worth in Go.

Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMnYOwybMzY&t=1s

I’ve been working on a campaign based go game for a while now as a method of teaching myself the game. It’s been such a cool experience and I’d love for you to check it out. It’s in beta testing for the Apple App Store and you can sign up on my website.

The story still needs work, but the art and design has been so much fun to work on.

I’d appreciate any kind of feedback you’re willing to provide! Thanks!

https://inkandstone.app/

My wife and I just boarded a JPL flight and are getting ready for our first visit to Japan. I noticed that the plane had games and right before I clicked it I said to her, “I wonder if they have Go on this flight…” and literally the very first game that appeared was Go. JPL wins best airline.

FYI I know this scene exists in the anime but I’ve never watched it so I don’t know the background.

Hello everyone, I’m Tang Tianyuan, a professional Go player from China.

Because I’m not very good at English, I used AI to translate the following content.

A few days ago, a friend sent me this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/baduk/s/d2fNxSNhoK

I’m a professional Go player from China, and one of the things I’ve always wanted to do is help bring Go to more people around the world.

When I saw the discussion, I noticed that quite a few people were unsure about how to calculate this position. Since there are also relatively few professional Go players interacting with the international Go community, I thought: why not make a video and explain it myself?

So I made a video about this position. But rather than just giving the answer, I use it as an example to explain a more general idea: how to calculate the value of a ko in Go.

The video has English subtitles, so please feel free to watch it even though I speak Chinese in the video. As for the Go content itself, I’m a professional player, so you can trust that part. :)

To be honest, I’m still figuring out the best way to share Go with an international audience. This is also a small experiment for me. There’s a Chinese saying: “Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.” So instead of just thinking about how to do it, I thought I’d actually give it a try.

If there’s anything about Go that you’ve always wanted to ask a professional player, or any Go concepts you’d like to see explained, feel free to ask me in the comments. I’d be very happy to talk with everyone and share what I know.

And one more thing: there’s a homework problem at the end of the video.

Try to solve it yourself. If you get the correct answer, congratulations — you’ve fully understood how this calculation works. :)

Here is the link to my video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ7uLmz_JaM&t=17s

I posted a gameplay video of this a while back. It's had a big update since, so here's a proper trailer.

GoYomi is a free 9×9 Go game that runs in your browser. You play an AI at your level while a coach grades every move and explains why.

New since last time:

• Every AI level now runs KataGo in the browser: much stronger and faster
• A better coach, which can hide its move so you find the better one yourself
• "Their idea" shows what your opponent is planning
• Play by keyboard or with a screen reader

Play: https://killedbyapixel.github.io/GoYomi

I'd like to hear from stronger players whether the coach's explanations match how you'd explain the position.