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Samarkand Complete source of Go equipment, including stones, bowls, boards, books, and software
Kiseido Publisher of distinguished Go books and purveyor of fine Go equipment from Japan
Yutopian Enterprises Go software, books, and equipment from China and Korea
Kuroki Goishi Japanese producer and supplier of fine Go stones, bowls, and boards at low prices directly from Japan
Japan Imports Importer of fine Go boards, bowls, and stones directly from Japan at very reasonable prices
Slate and Shell Go books, software, and equipment
Japanese Go on eBay Japanese Go boards, bowls, and stones shipped from Japan
Shogun's Gallery Antique and vintage Go boards, bowls, and stones
Go-gamestore Chinese Go stones, bowls, and boards
Go4Go.net Go boards
Woods Used in Japanese Go Bowls
Internet
Go Server (IGS) Play Go on-line with hundreds
of users; IGS on Panda Net is the most popular interactive,
real-time (non-turn-based) Go server on the Internet.
Players' ranks are calculated and recorded as they play
games against opponents.
Kiseido
Go Server (KGS) An alternative, turn-based Go
server that is popular and very friendly to beginner and
intermediate players.
No
Name Go Server (NNGS) An alternative
interactive, real-time Go server that uses the same Go
clients as IGS but has a different ranking system.
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Dragon Go Server (DGS) A new and congenial turn-based Go server that is attracting many players. |
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Yahoo! Games - Go A good place for beginners to play Go; no rankings are calculated or recorded. |
Smart Game Format (SGF) Editors SGF editors/viewers are used within your web browser to view, create, and edit games saved in the SG Format (application/x-go-sgf); this makes possible the convenient transfer and viewing of games over the Net.
Download Go Server Clients and Go Editors You should use one of these Go clients to play Go on IGS, KGS, or NNGS; these specialized telnet Go clients allow you to easily make moves by pointing and clicking with the mouse, and produce a colorful display of black and white stones on a yellow board. This page also contains SGF Editor/Viewer downloads. All platforms represented.
Primary Go Software Applications
