IGS Go server

The IGS, short for Internet Go Server, also known as Pandanet, based in Tokyo, Japan, is an Internet Go server, the Gospielern allowed to play over the internet with other Go and watch in games. It was created in 1992 by Tim Casey, Chris Chisolm and Mark Okada and was the first of its kind IGS server is one of the largest Goserver which, depending on the time of day, an average of over 3000 players hosts simultaneously.

History

IGS has been made available to the public for the first time in February 1992. The first server was at the University of New Mexico. During the first year, two more servers were opened, one at the University of California, Berkeley and one at the Institut Pasteur in Paris.

Software

IGS offers for different platforms to your own clients, but also the login and games with other programs is possible. The current client of Pandanet is GoPanda, which is a further development of GGO. Both were written in Java and are therefore usable on almost all operating systems. Both programs can also be connected with an installed on the same computer GNU Go, to play against the program. There are now an installable version GoPanda2, which is available for Windows, Macintosh and Linux, and not written in Java. Are also offered to the clients glGo for Windows, Macintosh and Linux and Pandaegg for Windows available for download. For iOS and Android devices, the client Tetsuki is available. Other useful with Pandanet clients are for example Qgo or ViZiGo. It is also possible without telnet client with the address igs.joyjoy.net on ports 6969 and 7777 log on the server and play.

Miscellaneous

IGS Pandanet broadcasts live Championship games and professional games titles for titles such as the Meijin, Honinbo and Yudan. In addition, IGS Pandanet hosts various picture galleries. The main gallery displays Japanese and Chinese art, the Go has on the subject. Other galleries include original prints of Gofotografien and photographs from the 19th and early 20th century San Francisco and Chinatown.