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GNU Go
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GNU Go is a [ext] free (under the [ext] GNU GPL) go-playing program. Maintained ports exist for (at least) GNU/Linux, Unix, Windows and Mac OS (both classic and Mac OS X).

A graphical go client is not included, but GNU Go has Go Text Protocol, Go Modem Protocol and ASCII user interfaces.


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GNU Go at go servers


Tips

  • The --replay option is very useful to teach yourself go. It adds weighted move alternatives as comments to SGF files. (But does not keep previous comments.) The command line is as follow: gnugo -l game.sgf -o replay.sgf --replay colour where colour is the colour to replay (can be black, white or both).

Wanted tips

  • Frs: The --replay option (in version 3.2) is very talkative. Is there a Go program or Go client or software tool to cut these comments to a readable limit?
Nico: I have tried the latest developement version (3.3.16), and it is not verbose anymore. Only the best move (according to Gnu Go) is marked. I cannot tell wether this will still be the case for the upcoming final 3.4 version.
  • Frs: GNU Go alway plays its best move, frustrating deshis. Is there an option, so that it will play an occasional "weak" move by random? I do not want to save, reload and reset GNU Go --level's.
dnerra: If you are using a client such as gGo that communicates to GNU Go via GTP, and allows you to intercept the GTP stream in a shell-like window, you can just type "level 2" in the GTP window to change the level during play.
Toey: I am playing GNU Go 3.2 on gGo 0.3.7. Is the replay mode the one giving comments on moves? How can I make it work? I tried to put the command into the GNU Go arguments, in advance page of the preference. After doing so, there's no comment and the programme does not play at all. Probably I put it in the wrong place or I used the wrong format. Could anyone please let me know?
Nico: The replay mode does not give comments, but only the move(s) GnuGo would have played if it was its turn (actually, depending of the version, it proposes several weighted moves; the higher the better). This is a command line only option. You provide your sgf file and the colour you were playing, and GnuGo generates another sgf file with all the moves (see the tips section above).
dnerra: If you want "online" commentary, you can add "-t -w" to the command line options. This might give too much output (in the GTP window), but it shows which dragons are (according to GNU Go's calculations) alive/dead/critical (including the moves to attack/defend them), and how it valued its own possible moves.

History

  • 2002-Apr: GNU Go 3.2 released. About three handicap stones stronger than 3.0, uses less RAM, and about as fast.
  • 2001-Aug: GNU Go 3.0 released. About four handicap stones stronger than 2.6.


This is a copy of the living page "GNU Go" at Sensei's Library.
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