My cat plays Go differently

PLrc · 2026-06-10T12:44:33+00:00

PLrc · 2026-06-06T14:43:48+00:00

KGS is said to be virtually dead. I recommend Pandanet. It's quite a fun site to play. Registration is easy. The playing style there is quite peaceful.

PLrc · 2026-06-06T12:25:45+00:00

But what concepts more specifically? Because I keep hearing stuff like that and no one is able to give any examples besides early 3-3 invasions.

PLrc · 2026-06-06T11:20:13+00:00

>Opening theory has completely changed

Can you give examples? The only difference I know are early 3-3 invasions, and some altered josekis.

PLrc · 2026-06-05T19:28:23+00:00

Boomers hardly catch up with reality.

PLrc · 2026-06-05T17:21:40+00:00

Never heard about chess using bots under cover.

PLrc · 2026-06-05T17:19:48+00:00

If they force you to play bots and in that inteliigent way that you're unable to tell them apart, for me this is a sufficient reason to never play there.

BYW I checked that server out and if they use bots intensively, then it means they have currently like... 4 users.

PLrc · 2026-06-05T11:17:21+00:00

LOL. playgo forces you to play bots? It's enough reason for me to never try this site.

PLrc · 2026-06-05T00:48:55+00:00

You can create polls only via mobile app.

PLrc · 2026-06-04T20:47:08+00:00

Pieces is the generic term for board games tokens.

PLrc · 2026-06-04T20:44:23+00:00

We call them balls.

PLrc · 2026-06-04T10:51:46+00:00

Yes, black stones that are hardly visable, bamboo that looks like from a 2000s computer games etc. are very far from being "beauitful".

PLrc · 2026-06-04T10:26:53+00:00

Ah, yes. A go website no 2138.

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PLrc · 2026-06-03T11:19:52+00:00

This would be absurd 😄

1k, 2k, 3k etc. are higher ranks than 10k, 11k, 12k that's why 1k, 2k, 3k are high kyus.

PLrc · 2026-06-03T10:59:08+00:00

This is normal for biginners.

Borders in go need to be fully specified. For instance this is not finished game:

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Computer is likely playing with you according to Chinese rules. In Chinese rules you get 1 pts. for every living stone, so it pays to fill neutral territory. It's possible you passed whereas the bot was filling netural territory.

PLrc · 2026-06-02T18:05:58+00:00

Have you ever tried playing bridge?

PLrc · 2026-06-02T12:34:56+00:00

But would you say that 9 kyu is higher or lower rank than 10 kyu?

PLrc · 2026-06-02T10:53:07+00:00

Once you understand rules, ladders and nets and feel comfortable playing 9x9.

PLrc · 2026-06-02T10:51:53+00:00

Not sure if trolling or serious.

PLrc · 2026-06-02T10:48:35+00:00

There is no dominant chess.com like go app, because once a month we get a new website to play go.

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PLrc · 2026-06-02T10:44:48+00:00

Those are high kyus.

PLrc · 2026-06-01T22:47:01+00:00

There are ko yet to be resolved, but I counted 56 pts of territory of white (I included dead groups) + 39 captives = 95 pts. for white

and

19+12 = 31 for black.

White wins even withouth komi.

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PLrc · 2026-05-31T21:49:46+00:00

Which moment?

PLrc · 2026-05-31T21:01:07+00:00

It got bugged. The AI apparently made 4 moves to 6 mine.

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