Kifu

Kifu (Japanese棋谱) is the Japanese name for a game notation a go (or Shogi ) game. Kifu traditionally used to record the game on a trellis diagram.

Description

After go remain in contrast to the chess set pieces throughout the game over in the same place. A platoons notation as in the chess notation is not necessary. To record a game in Kifu is only the number of trains, in which the stone was placed on the appropriate location, listed in Gitterdiagramn.

History

A large inventory - many thousands of games - from Kifuaufzeichnungen from the Edodynastie have survived. A relatively small number was published in book form; good players usually make copies by hand of interesting games. This reflects a characteristic of this recording method: often large parts of the endgame are omitted because the reconstruction of the short final is routine for strong players. This also explains the tradition of some games in different versions and possible inaccuracies in the playoffs.

The first Western Go players felt Kifu for various reasons unsatisfactory and tried to replace it with the use of algebraic notation for the movement of the stones. This, however, did not prevail and almost all Go- books and magazines put a variant of a Kifu to represent parts, variations and problems. While a typical chess publication of algebraic notation and random graphs consists, consist Go publications mostly from diagrams with some sequences of labeled features and a commentary in text form.

The rejection of the Kifu by the first European player Oskar Korschelt came from the fact that Chinese numbers were used in the early 19th century always. The numbering in this way was even continued until 1945.

Tournament practice

Professional games are often scheduled for other professional players logged (not as in the chess game of forms by the parties themselves). Such records are not only interesting in terms of sports coverage, but be adjusted by many Go players to learn from it.

Also records of one's own games are often analyzed, often with the help of stronger players who can answer any questions that you have not found an answer during the game, which draw attention to incorrect or interesting variations and identify strengths and weaknesses in their own way,.

In amateur tournaments you can see many of the participants on specific forms or on pocket computers take notes their games. Others shun it as a burden on time budget and concentration, especially if they do not rely on it. Players with Dan rank can, most often, reloading a game after their graduation from the head and then record on this occasion.

Application

Recreating a lot, which was recorded as Kifu in a single diagram is for beginners still very difficult because the trains have to be found on the chart. An advanced player takes about 20 minutes for a complete game. A professional would need about ten minutes and could easily see highlights of the game from the Kifu. The strong player can be found on his level, the trains just in games, since the number of meaningful ways is often not large.

In most games, there are a small number of trains at crossing points that were occupied first place ( this happens for example during a Co- combat). Comments on the edge of Kifu normally enter this information in the form of 57 to 51 or in a similar manner. Game records are often complemented with information about the strength of the players, the date, the tournament and the venue.

Databases

Many of the most important games are now available in machine-readable form, use a small number of Go file formats. This has many advantages in the field of Nachspielbarkeit and archiving of games. The general opinion is, however, meaning that the re-enactment on a real board is better than just on the screen.

Copyright

The question of whether a game is suitable recording subject of copyright is judged differently. In Japan, the Association of Japanese professional Gospieler Nihon Kiin proceeds from a copyright notice. Sponsors do not purchase the individual go player 's rights, but collected by the Association. International contrast, copyright protection is not recognized. Rather Kifus be used in the Internet often without check before a permit.