Anders Kierulf

@smartgo
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Writing software for the game of Go (#weiqi, #baduk), in #Swift for #iOS and #Mac.
Also building a #PassivHaus in Kanab, Utah.
SmartGohttps://smartgo.com
Go Bookshttps://gobooks.com
Book Newshttps://indieapps.space/@gobooks
Bloghttps://kanab.house

Another thousand games added to the pro games collection in SmartGo One, for a total of 137,155 games.

https://smartgo.com

#SmartGo #GoGoD

SmartGo One 2.8 drastically improves Hint: it now highlights bad moves, and lets you see the principal variation expected for each move (just tap to select the move bubble).

Joseki analysis now also shows a scrollable list of choices, not just top 3, a bug with sharing SGF files to SmartGo has been fixed, and more.

#SmartGo #baduk

A SmartGo fan sent me a link to Jerry Pournelle’s article in 1985 BYTE magazine, fun reminder.

https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1985-12/page/n329/mode/2up

It was great to meet Jerry Pournelle on his tour of ETH Zürich and give him a demo of the Smart Go Board – more than 40 years ago!

#SmartGo #baduk

Upgrade your tactics at half price: “Cross-Cut Workshop” and “Key Concepts in Life and Death: Inside Moves and Under the Stones Techniques” by Richard Hunter are on sale until December 27, a steal at just $2.99 each. Learn how to handle the dreaded cross-cut, and start recognizing killable shapes and under-the-stones situations.

https://gobooks.com/#sale

The discounted price is available both when buying directly on the web as well as when buying in-app in SmartGo One.

#SmartGo #baduk #gobooks

Upgrade your tactics at half price: “Cross-Cut Workshop” and “Key Concepts in Life and Death: Inside Moves and Under the Stones Techniques” by Richard Hunter are on sale until December 27, a steal at just $2.99 each. Learn how to handle the dreaded cross-cut, and start recognizing killable shapes and under-the-stones situations.

https://gobooks.com/#sale

#SmartGo #baduk #gobooks

GoGoD pro games collection in SmartGo One has been updated to 136,011 games, adding more than 1,500 games. Enjoy!

https://smartgo.com

#SmartGo #GoGoD

And here’s one of the alternate app icons to remind you that coupon ALPHAGO still gives you 10% off on books bought directly at gobooks.com.

More on the release of AlphaGo to Zero, vol. 3:

https://usgo.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=454497&item_id=129310&

Two things to note:
* Redmond and Garlock will review game 55 at 7 PM ET on Friday.
* Coupon ALPHAGO gives you a 10% discount, not just on AlphaGo books, but on all books at https://gobooks.com! Valid until 12/15.

AlphaGo to Zero, vol. 3:
Masterpieces: AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo
by Michael Redmond 9 dan & Chris Garlock

https://gobooks.com

In volume 3 of the AlphaGo to Zero series, Michael Redmond 9p re-examines openings, direction, timing, invasions, and endgame choices through the lens of what we now know about AI play. The result is a newly coherent view of these once-mysterious battles, presented through focused commentary, key-position diagrams, and explanations that illuminate how the moves function.

SmartGo One now shows which pro games are referenced in go books.

https://smartgo.blog/2025/11/25/linking-pro-games-to-books/

#SmartGo #GoBooks

I added sharing of books as EPUB to SmartGo One three weeks ago, only now getting around to posting about it:

https://smartgo.blog/2025/11/25/export-books-as-epub/

#SmartGo #GoBooks