To help you study your games it’s a good idea to make a game record for review later with a stronger player. You can use available software tools or good old-fashioned paper records (kifu). Most Go Servers will also let you record games.
Software Recording Tools
There are a number of software packages which include game recording capabilities. Some like SmartGo One are free to download, include puzzles, Go books and professional games. SmartGo One also lets you practice against the computer.
Please note that using software tools in a tournament is at the discretion of the Tournament Director and local club policies.
Recording Sheets (aka Kifu)
Often, players record white’s moves in red and black’s moves in black but any two colors will do. Handicap moves can all be noted as ‘1’s then white begins with ‘2’ as normal. Star (hoshi) points are denoted with thicker circles. Each move number is written in the appropriate circle.
Ko moves are recorded at the bottom of each form, e.g. if move 45 retakes a ko and plays where move 37 was played earlier but since taken, it can be recorded as ’45 at 37′.
The 9×9 format includes 4 ‘boards’, A, B, C and D on one sheet.