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GNU Go

__NOTOC__ GNU Go is a free software program by the Free Software Foundation that plays Go (board game). Its source code is quite portable, and can be easily compiled for Linux, as well as other Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X; port (computing)s exist for other platforms.

The program plays Go against the user, at about 8 to 12 Go ranks and ratings strength. Multiple board sizes are supported, from 5×5 to 19×19.

Although ASCII-based, GNU Go supports two protocols — the Go Modem Protocol and the Go Text Protocol — by which GUIs can interface with it to give a graphical display. Several such GUIs exist. GTP also allows it to play online on Go servers (through the use of bridge programs), and copies can be found running on NNGS, KGS, and probably others.

The current (stable) version of GNU Go is 3.6.

A version called Pocket GNU Go, based on GNU Go 2.6, is available for the Windows CE operating system (Pocket PC). Versions based on the much weaker 1.2 engine also exist for the Game Boy Advance and Palm Pilot.

= See also =

List of free Go programs

Computer Go

=External links=

== Official pages ==

[http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo/gnugo.html GNU Go main page]

[http://www.gnu.org/software/gnugo/devel.html Development page] (usually has more recent versions)

== Third-party GUIs ==

[http://panda-igs.joyjoy.net/java/gGo/ gGo] - Java based

[http://www.rene-grothmann.de/jago/ Jago] - Java based

[http://gogui.sourceforge.net GoGui] - Java based

[http://ggo.sf.net glGo] - Linux / Windows; a prototype for a 3D goban display

[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cgoban1/ CGoban] - Linux / Unix

[http://www.sente.ch/software/goban/ Goban] - Mac OS X

[http://home.gna.org/quarry/ Quarry] - GNU/Linux, GTK+ based

== Non-official ports ==

[http://www1.u-netsurf.ne.jp/~future/HTML/macgnugo.html Mac OS 9 version]

[http://www.vieka.com/gnugo/ Pocket GNU Go]

[http://www.thingker.com/gba/ Game Boy Advance version]