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GoBoard

dsokolovdsokolov450 downloads

Render Go game diagrams from Markdown code blocks.

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GoBoard

GoBoard

GoBoard is a plugin for Obsidian that renders Go game diagrams (also known as Weiqi or Baduk).

Language: English • Русский • 中文

Installation

If you don't have Obsidian installed yet - download it.

To install click here, or follow these steps:

  1. In the Obsidian application, open the community plugins settings: Settings -> Community plugins.
  2. If you haven't done this yet, you'll need to enable support for third-party plugins Turn on community plugins.
  3. Go to plugin selection by clicking Browse.
  4. In the search bar, enter GoBoard.
  5. Select the plugin, click Install, and after installation is complete - Enable.
  6. Done, now you can draw diagrams!

Other installation methods are described in installation.md

Usage

Diagrams are drawn based on markdown code blocks with the goboard syntax specified.

For example, the following code will draw an empty 9x9 goban:

```goboard
size 9x9
```

Empty 9x9 goban (light theme) Empty 9x9 goban (dark theme)

To place stones on the diagram, use B <position> and W <position> for black and white stones respectively. For example:

```goboard
size 9x9
B G7
W C3
```

First two moves on 9x9 goban (light theme) First two moves on 9x9 goban (dark theme)

For more usage examples, see examples.md.

Building the project

See build.md

Issues and suggestions

If you found a bug or have suggestions for improvement - don't hesitate to create issues!

License

MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Render Go (Weiqi/Baduk) diagrams directly from markdown code blocks using goboard syntax. Draw configurable board sizes and place black or white stones with simple B/W position commands (e.g., B G7 W C3) to visualize game positions.
DrawingMarkdown
Details
Current version
1.1.0
Last updated
6 months ago
Created
Last year
Updates
17 releases
Downloads
450
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.8.7+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
dsokolovdsokolov
github.com/dsokolov
GitHubdsokolov
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Drawing
  4. GoBoard

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