Online Go Server – OGS
The 2nd online go server I would like to introduce to you is, OGS.
OGS has tournaments, ladders, groups, forums, puzzles and a joseki tool.
One very nice feature about OGS is that for free you can get a couple moves automatically evaluated by AI.
If you want a deeper AI look into your game then they have several subscriptions available. I use the lowest subscription to help improve my game and hopefully draw more people to my live Twitch stream.
OGS is completely handled by your browser and you can find the site here.
If you would like a match with me while live streaming, my login name here is “les.waller”. Can’t get much simpler than that!
To play a game you click the “Play” tab on top, then you can choose between a quick match finder or set up a custom game by clicking create.
I typically use a custom game with Japanese rules, Live game speed, Byo-yomi for time control, 10 minute main time with 5 30-second byo-yomi’s.
I haven’t played a teaching game on OGS, yet. However, I do see that some of the professional online go teachers do play on OGS.
I see that have a really nice area called, “Learn to Play Go“.
You can get to it by clicking on the menu (I call it a cheeseburger) and selecting Learn to play Go. It has some very nice introductory problems for you to work through at your own pace.
