Go file format
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Go file format
s are used to record the moves in a game of Go
or for demonstrations, game reviews, and tsumego
(Go problems). The most popular file format is SGF
. Many Go programs can read, edit, and write this format.
Kifu
are not written in a file format for computers, but are a written or printed diagrammatic record of a game.
File format
A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice-versa. There are different kinds of formats for...
s are used to record the moves in a game of Go
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
or for demonstrations, game reviews, and tsumego
Tsumego
is the Japanese term for a Go problem based on life-and-death. The term likely comes from , as means mating in Shogi but has no meaning in Go. Tsumego problems are common in newspaper columns; the usual format is of a position set up on some delimited area of the board, and the instruction reads...
(Go problems). The most popular file format is SGF
Smart Game Format
The Smart Game Format is a computer file format used for storing records of board games. Games currently supported are Amazons, Ataxx, Backgammon, Byte, Chase, Chess, DVONN, Exxit, Focus, Gess, GIPF, Go, Gobblet, Gomoku+Renju, Hex, Hive, Hnefatafl, Jungle, Kropki, Kuba, Lines of Action, Neutron,...
. Many Go programs can read, edit, and write this format.
Kifu
Kifu
Kifu is the Japanese term for a game record for a game of Go or shogi. Kifu is traditionally used to record games on a grid diagram, marking the plays on the points by numbers....
are not written in a file format for computers, but are a written or printed diagrammatic record of a game.