NOTE: Developmnet of 2nd generation is under way and now is available: SSShouTan 2G xx.xx.xx.xxxx.zip. The 2nd geberation uses the latest technology Microsoft Net 6.0 (long term support). When you run the application the first time, you may be prompted to download and install Microsoft Net 6 runtime.
NOTE: This application has been totally re-written with much better logic, also the app name has been changed. All you need is to download and unzip file "SSShouTan xx.xx.xx.xxxx.zip".
Please read "Release Notes.txt" for the detailed information about the latest version.
All screenshots may look somewhat different from the newly rewritten application. However, they should functionally the same.
If you have any questions or you need some assistances, plesase go to the Discussions or just email to me. 在讨论区，大家可以用英文或中文同我交流。
SSShouTab (SS 手谈) -- An "AI GO" (AI Weiqi, 人工智能围棋) desktop client application written in C#, running on 64-bit Windows 8 and later.
(1) Supports most AI Go engines that output GTP protocol, such as KataGo, SAI (a new Leela Zero variation), Leela Zero, PhoenixGo, GNUGo, etc (See the attached Game Samples screenshots).
(2) Lets you play or watch games in many combinations, such as AI vs AI, human vs AI or human vs human.
(3) Contains a powerfull game analyzer, which employs KataGO analysis feature. Among the freely available AI GO engines, KataGO is one of the strongest. This analyzer can evalute the current during a game, give the winrates for each suggested move or its principal variation (VP). Either the move or VP will displayed on the board. (See attached AI Analyzer.png)
(4) Displays winning rate curves for every stone, letting you observe a good or bad moves immediately (See attached Winrate Curves.png).
(5) The installation is simple. Just download the zip file and uncompress its content into a folder, then you may play by double-clicking "SSShouTan.exe". Or, I would recomend, you may create a shortcut on the desktop. For the KataGO engine (which is one of the strongest AI GO freely avaiable), some lines in both default_gtp.cfg and analysis.cfg (or whatever you renamed). The most import four lines need to be uncommented and set to "true" as below (See attached KataGO Config.png).
logToStderr = true
logAllRequests = true
logAllResponses = true
ogsChatToStderr = true
(6) Requires 64-bit Windows 8 and later, with .NET Framework 4 and above. A good video card is recommended, but not required, depending on the AI GO engines you use. For example, KataGO, LZ and SAI all have a "CPU only" edition.
NOTE: The screenshots may not accurately reflect the GUI in the later versions.