Go GridMaster

Name: Go GridMaster
Rating: 4.2978725 (546 reviews)
Author: Erik van der Werf

By: Erik van der Werf

Full featured app for the Game of Go (Baduk / Weiqi) with Steenvreter AI

Features & Capabilities

Go GridMaster is a comprehensive Chrome extension designed for enthusiasts of the ancient board game Go (also known as Baduk or Weiqi). It features a robust graphical user interface with a full SGF reader/editor, allowing players to view, edit, and analyze Go game records with support for all SGF4 properties. The app includes an integrated lite version of the Steenvreter AI engine, providing configurable difficulty and support for multiple CPU architectures.

Users can expand gameplay versatility by adding other GTP-compatible engines like Leela Zero or GnuGo, enhancing AI opponent variety. The tool is suitable for playing, studying Joseki, solving Go problems, annotating games, and creating diagrams. With customizable board sizes up to 52x52, configurable rulesets (Chinese/Japanese), timing options, and various display modes, Go GridMaster adapts to both beginners and advanced players. Features like zooming, error correction for stone placement, fast game tree navigation, and a detailed help section (including an introduction to Go) make it a powerful and user-friendly extension. An ad-free version is also available for those seeking an uninterrupted experience.

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1.0 Last updated: 2020-10-31

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2013-12-22

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2026-06-14

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# 230,935 ▲ 1,755

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Developed by:

Erik van der Werf

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.tengen.gridmaster

Email:

er*****@gmail.com

Website:

http://gridmaster.tengen.nl/

User Reviews

Go GridMaster is praised as a comprehensive and powerful Go app with strong SGF editing and Leela Zero integration, favored for learning and offline play. However, several users report significant issues including save bugs that can lead to data loss without warnings, absence of adjustable AI difficulty, a confusing UI, and missing analysis tools during game review. These repeated concerns highlight areas where the app could improve to better serve both casual and advanced players.

Pros

Fully featured SGF editor allowing raw SGF entry editing.
Supports adding Leela Zero AI engine for challenging gameplay.
Considered the best and most complete Go app for Android by multiple users.
Helpful for learning and practicing Go skills with move trials and analysis.
Robust and competent offline functionality.

Cons

Game saving mechanism is buggy and can silently fail to save games without error messages.
No option to change or adjust AI engine strength, making it too difficult for beginners.
User interface can be confusing and lacks some useful features like randomizing player colors.
Lack of integrated move suggestion or real-time analysis features within SGF navigation.
Settings sometimes get overridden unexpectedly, such as time controls for engines.

Recent reviews

This is a wonderful fully-featured sgf editor app. I take all my Go notes in it. You can even edit the raw SGF entry in the app. There are a pair of bugs with the game saving mechanism tho. Bug 1: 1. open game 1, 2. open game 2, 3. close game 2, 4. Try to save your changes to game 1 and *the default setting is to overwrite the game 2 with 1.* Bug 2: The default save location is NOT tied to the location of the open file. Instead it's where you last saved a file, any file.

Na*****, 2023-02-08

I've been using this app for a few years now, and I've tried many others. It's simply the best sgf reader there is, and I even prefer it to pc readers! Thank you for the great app