Changelog

• You can now swipe in the empty area below the board to replay the game.
• Improved handling of player names in team games.

• Added support for annotating positions with lines, arrows, and partial views.
• Added more options for labeling points.
To access these functions, tap on Markup in the Tools popup, then tap and hold on the markup icons.

• Random orientations of problems now better match the available space.

• Added tags for books to make it easier to find books you want to read. Search for books with problems, books on strategy, or books about joseki, for example.
• Improved Spanish translation.

• Deleted files are now moved to Recently Deleted so you can retrieve them (in the Files app).
• Tap and hold on .gobook file in My Files, then choose Create SGF to convert it to SGF.

• Better display of currently reading books: larger thumbnails, show percentage read.
• Tap and hold on a book to mark it as completed.
• Minimum iOS version is now iOS 16 (was iOS 15).
• Fixed text color of tips in dark mode.
• Fixed missing stones in some positions when creating book.

• Fixed crash with some SGF files.
• Fixed issue with bottom toolbar not shown in matching games.
• Removed popup menu in tree view as it interfered with dragging. (Tap and hold on the Hint icon to get a menu with those commands.)

Added monthly and lifetime options for Pro upgrade.

• You can now start a new game on iPhone without going back to the list of games: tap on ellipsis icon in top right, then New Game.
• Player info now shows the most frequent opponents for each player. Tap on stats against that opponent to see all games between those two players.
• Fix sorting by surname and given name.
• Improve automatic scrolling during game replay while zoomed in.

• Added tips with extra clues for some icons.
• Fixed some bugs.

• Added randomize as a sort option.
• Sort players by given name or family name.
• Fixed sorting files by game date.
• Fixed finding some female players.
• Fixed list scrolling when keyboard appears.

• Fixed issue of purchased books being forgotten in airplane mode.
• New options for filtering games: female players, teams and unmarked games.
• New options for filtering players: female players and origin.

You can now select multiple items in My Files, Pro Games, and Problems — easily mark, copy, or delete many games at once. Tap the icon in the top right, then Select, or swipe two fingers on the list.

• Added account removal for go books.
• Fixed icons in popup menu not correct in dark mode.
• Fixed missing submenu items on macOS Sonoma.
• Made numbers on white stones slightly more bold.

• Fix issue with computer sometimes stopping to play after Hint.
• Show ! or ? on next moves on board if marked as good or bad.
• Fix up bad komi of 650 to 6.5 in SGF files from Fox server.
• Much faster sorting of pro games by komi and handicap.
• Add sections for 2, 3, 4, and 5 komi when sorting by komi.

• Crisper display of stones, especially when zoomed in.
• Sort files by kind (such as sgf, zip, book, folder).
• Sort games by annotations (favorite, hotspot, checkmark).
• Show easiest unsolved problems first when sorting by problem status.
• Make book diagram replay buttons easier to hit.
• Fix layout and replay controls of side-by-side diagrams.
• Avoid changing zoom scale of tree view when deleting moves or starting auto-replay.

Fix possible hang.

• Show heart in games list when marking games as favorites.
• Avoid possible delay when Find in All Games is turned on.
• Faster maximum auto-replay speed.
• Make auto-replay easier to stop.
• Fix bug with hotspot and checkmark sometimes not saved.

• Fix issue with current position not restored.
• Add commands for marking games with hotspot or checkmark.
• Add filtering of games by marked state.

The bottom toolbar now expands to reveal additional functions, in particular:
• Search for moves with comments, marks, or specific text.
• Replay forward/backward 10 moves.
• Additional board marks in Markup mode.

• Fix issue with Pro subscription sometimes not showing up.
• Bigger book diagrams on iPad and Mac.
• Fix MUSTER shown across book samples instead of SAMPLE.
• Add PL property in file when tapping on player stone to change whose turn it is to play.

• Improved search in pro games: search for close games, resignations, handicap games, komi games, and board size.
• Mark your favorite players, and search for pro games by those favorite players.
• Easily see when pro games have been updated, and see the games that were added.
• Use quotes for more precise search (e.g. "Li He" shows games only by that player).
• Going from a player to their games shows the right set of games.
• Include event property in search when desired, e.g. "Kisei Final".
• Copy Player Name and Copy Player Info in player list popup menu.

• Fix "No Connection" shown by mistake.
• Pick randomly between different problem answers in book problems.

• Keep device awake with no user input while in tournament mode.
• Import File allows you to select multiple files.
• Pull down on book list to refresh books from the server.
• Added circle markup (tap on Markup in popup menu – iPad only).
• Handle left/right arrow key while editing comment.
• Added Shift-Cmd-B to toggle coordinate display.
• Fixed: could not delete file after Group or Compress.
• Fixed: go to random game in list of matching games.
• Fixed: tree view not shown with some unusual files.
• Fixed: possible crash when deleting a variation.

• Fix Show Comments in books.
• Fix replay in inline diagrams.
• Improve size of inline diagrams.

• Starting new game from end-of-game alert now uses correct settings.
• Fix next move button not working when replaying narrow book diagrams.
• Fix keyboard commands for previous/next chapter (option-left/right-arrow).

• Speed up and improve layout in book view.
• Add 7x7 board size when starting game against computer.
• Add context menu for problems in list.
• Fix crash when tapping on No matching positions.

• Different levels of computer play make it easier for you to win: choose between SmartGo++ (full strength, as before), SmartGo+ (minor mistakes), SmartGo (default, adapts to your level), and SmartGo- and SmartGo-- (more mistakes and some blunders).
• Fix remembering your reading position in multi-lingual books.

• Allow computer to resign (Settings > Computer Play > Computer May Resign).
• Add sorting by date in My Files.
• Fix sorting files by modification date.
• Fix multiline captions in books not centered.

• Read UGF, NGF, and GIB go game files (.ugi, .ngf, and .gib extension). Read-only, will be converted to SGF when modified.
• Improved book view and conversion of SGF to book file: smaller variation diagrams, letters for coordinates in text.
• Add 7.0 komi setting when starting a new game.
• Added setting to show disabled links in books.

• Improvements in keyboard navigation of games:
• Control-left/right arrow for backward/forward 10 moves.
• Option-left/right arrow for previous/next annotation.
• Command-left/right arrow for start/end of game.
• Delete key deletes last move.
• Keyboard navigation in books:
• Option-left/right arrow for previous/next chapter.
• Command-left/right arrow for start/end of book.
• Remove New Window command from iPhone (long tap on game in My Files).
• Delay starting KataGo until needed (improves performance).
• Fix display of win rate in dark mode.

• Fix bug where computer was not starting to play in handicap games.
• More consistency in navigation bar icons.
• Add command for search.
• Various bug fixes.

• Player info has link to go directly to games of that player.
• Improved look of score graph with dark theme.
• Various bug fixes (including elusive crash in problems).

• Fix possible crash when comment was hidden.
• Refinements in tree view: orange outline around selected score, hotspots and checkmarks in color.

Fix bug that caused all problems to start with a black move.

• Fix crash when using Hint late in the game.
• Reduce frequency of computer playing move instead of passing at end of game.

Major improvements to Hint:
• Show expected move sequence or top move choices (or both).
• Tap and hold on Hint icon to switch between modes.
• Set longer time limits for Hint (Settings > Computer Play).
• Added Hint icon in Replay mode.
• Keyboard shortcut for Hint (Cmd-K for KataGo).

Localized into Korean.

* SmartGo One en français – mais oui!
* By popular demand, the ability to number all moves is back: Settings > Board Display > Move Numbering > Number All Moves.

Added ability to show player names in Japanese, Chinese, or Korean (Settings > Player Names).

• Localized in Japanese and German.
• Hint now shows estimated winning percentage and score.
• Territory computation shows win rate and score, and doesn’t put board into territory marking mode.
• Fix bug where alternate player name would only match black player.
• Fix bug where new game didn’t set date property.
• Fix bug with swapping players in New Game screen.

New feature – Tournament Mode
• Turn on Tournament Mode in the New Game screen. While you’re recording that game, all AI functions and joseki matching are disabled, and there’s a visual indication (green bar at the top) to indicate that you’re in recording-only mode.
• This feature might need some tweaks – please let me know what you think before the Go Congress!

• NEW: Games marked with checkmark or hotspot in the root node now show that mark in the games list.
• IMPROVED: When creating book from SGF, existing labels are preserved, and labels are added for coordinates in text.
• FIXED: Some changes to game did not cause the game to be saved.
• FIXED: Sorting by file size.

• NEW: Guess moves in pro games. Think about where the pro might play, find your blind spots.
• NEW: Train joseki – practice joseki by combining pattern matching with guess mode.
• NEW: Added option to only use recent games for pattern matching (Settings > Games > Games to Match).
• NEW: Books can be sorted by level, making it easy to find the right books to start with.
• Fixed issue with pattern matching on empty board.
• Fixed issue with \n showing up in some books.

• Fix starting new game after finishing a computer game.
• Fix bug where wrong move could be saved when hint was showing.

Fix issue where starting a new game would always create a computer game.

• Save comment being edited when switching out of app.
• Add ‘Play Computer’ in the + menu; simplify ‘New Game’ to focus on human games.
• Show ’Tap + to play’ the first few times as a hint on how to start a new game.

- Fixed: Back button was sometimes missing on iPad.
- Fixed: Automatic handicap was not working when no player name entered.
- Fixed: Manual marking of territory on 19x19 board is now always enabled.
- Added: Space bar turns auto-replay on and off.
- Fixed: Constant updating of history while skimming through book.
- Fixed: Overlapping book navigation links with long chapter titles.
- Fixed: Back-to-start button in inline diagrams.
- Improved: Language setting is remembered in books you’re reading.
- Improved: Tapping on inline diagrams.
- Made tap targets slightly bigger to help replay in book diagrams.