Embark on a journey to master the ancient board game of Go, known as Baduk in Korea or Weiqi in China, with our comprehensive app designed for players of all skill levels. Whether you're a beginner eager to learn the ropes or a seasoned professional looking to sharpen your tactics, our app provides an engaging and interactive platform to enhance your Go skills.
Start with our fun and interactive tutorial to grasp the fundamental rules of Go in just minutes. Dive deeper into the game with daily Go problems, known as Tsumego, tailored to your preferred difficulty level. These challenges, curated by professional Go players, help you refine your strategy and technique. With over 5,000 Tsumego problems at your fingertips, you'll never run out of ways to improve.
Challenge yourself by playing against a diverse range of AI opponents, each designed with unique styles and strengths ranging from 20 Kyu (beginner) to 7+ Dan (professional). Whether you're looking to practice against weaker opponents or test your skills against a neural-network AI that plays at human professional level, you'll find an AI match that suits your current skill level.
Take your game global with our online features. Use "Automatch" to instantly find an opponent of similar skill, or engage in correspondence games with friends on various board sizes, from 9x9 to 19x19. Our advanced Go AI ensures fully automatic scoring, eliminating the need to manually mark stones.
Track your progress and compete with others on our online Go leaderboard. Our app also offers personalized leaderboards for you and your friends, allowing you to see how you stack up against each other.
Lessons
Our app features a wide range of fully interactive lessons, from beginner to advanced levels. Start with basic rules and move on to more complex tactics such as eye shapes, Ko, and shortage of liberties. For those looking to master Tsumego problems, delve into advanced techniques like under-the-stones Tesuji and multi-step Ko.
Go Problems (Tsumego)
Sharpen your skills with Life and Death, Tesuji, or Endgame problems. Our rated mode automatically tracks your skill level, adjusting the difficulty of problems based on your performance. Correct answers will boost your rating and present more challenging problems, while mistakes will lower your rating and offer easier ones. Use Practice mode to tackle Tsumego problems at your chosen difficulty, and see how you compare on the global leaderboard based on your Tsumego rating and problem practice points.
AI Play
Play on boards up to 19x19 with a variety of AI opponents. Whether you're new to Go and need practice against weaker opponents or you're ready to face a professional-level neural-network AI, our app has you covered.
Online Play
Instantly find a match with "Automatch" against an opponent near your skill level. Enjoy correspondence games with friends on any board size, with fully automatic scoring powered by our advanced Go AI.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.39.0
Last updated on Oct 7, 2024 - Minor bug fixes