It’s rewarding to see many go players at the Go Congress use SmartGo Kifu, and invaluable to be able to provide support in person. Most questions are due to users not being aware of existing features. I will keep improving the user interface to make features easier to find and use; meanwhile, here are answers to questions that came up several times during the week.
Edit Game Info
If you misspelled your opponent’s name, or started recording a game without entering the player names, tap on the title of the game above the board (with the little orange i) to see the game info, then tap on Edit to add or change any of the game info attributes.
Joseki Matching
Many players know about joseki matching, but may not be aware they can match a whole side of the board. To see a list of the games that match, tap on the little orange > in the joseki result (bottom left below the board).
Rotate to Opponent’s View
If you get a game record from your opponent, it’s probably upside down. You can rotate a game in My Games by rotating two fingers around the center of the board. It rotates by 90 degrees only, so you have to rotate twice, and it’s a bit fiddly, but at least it’s possible. (This will be much improved in a future version, showing the following panel of rotation options.)
Guess Next Move
Pick a game by a pro you like, turn on Guess Move, then try to figure out where the pro played. SmartGo Kifu gives you clues: right area but wrong move, right move but wrong timing, or the wrong area entirely. This also turns out to be great bar entertainment for several people, as we proved at the Green Leafe last night.
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