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KGS - the Kiseido Go Server
   

[ext] KGS is the [ext] Kiseido Go Server

http://kgs.kiseido.com/images/kgsLogo.png

As a go server, sure you can play go on KGS! But it also has special features for teaching purposes. It is very easy to go through the game once it is finished, you can add variations, comments, ask an observer to show his own variations, then save everything in SGF files. You can also upload games from your hard disk and comment them on the server with your friends.

The client has been written in english, and has been translated in japanese, french, italian, german, chinese. More translations are welcome!

You can log in [ext] KGS using the website, with a java applet. But for a more stable connection, you can also download the client CGoban2, which is also a good SGF editor / viewer. The client is written in java, so you can use it under Windows, Linux, MacOS (even MacOSX), ...

There are no commands on KGS: you do everything from menus, buttons or using right click. Pretty easy!

Different rules sets are available, you can choose between japanese, chinese, AGA... You also have choice for time system: without time limitation, absolute time, canadian system or byo-yomi one.

[ext] http://kgs.kiseido.comhttp://kgs.kiseido.com/images/kgsIcon.png



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