When I first went onto a go server with IGS,
I was intimidated by the information that was displayed to me.
On this page I present the information I've collected.
Please mail your comments to me.
Output display window
Who
Double clicking on the who tab shows which player are open.
(= Available to play).
An exclamation mark is shown on the players that are looking.
(= I really want to play)
Alternatively you can type who o in the input window.
User
- User
- User name.
- Rank
- Rank of this player.
- Won
- Number of games won.
- Lost
- Number of games lost.
- 19L
- Position on the 19x19 ladder.
- 9L
- position on the 9x9 ladder.
- Ob
- Observing game number x.
(Note you can observe more than one game,
but only one number will be displayed.)
- Pl
- Playing game number x
- Idle
- Time since last action.
- Flag
- ! Looking.
X Not open.
S Shouting on.
Q ?.
- Information
- User information.
Games
- White
- white player.
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- WR
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- White ranking.
(Sometimes this column is too small and you'll only see some dots,
making the column wider will solve this problem)
- Black
- Black player.
- BR
- Black rating.
- Mv
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- Current move number.
- Obs
- Number of observants.
- Sz
- Size of the board.
- H
- Handicap.
- K
- Komi.
- B
- Byo Yomi.
- F
- Free Game.
(Game that has no effect on ranking)
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