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KGS is still pretty great.

OGS might be more accessible to new players with one click sign in and a better web app, but I think KGS has a higher population of true dan+ strength players, and has a stronger "culture" around community reviews and studying.

It used to be even better, but there are less total people playing on KGS than the previous peak.

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I found the culture on OGS, particularly wrt moderation, to be pretty great (as a newcomer, and I exclusively play 9x9).

I've read about KGS but I've never figured out how to engage with it. (I know it to be the OG, srs bzns venue, though).

For KGS you had to bring your own client, like cgoban, if memory serves. They have a web client now, but the Java client was what I played on for while.

> I've read about KGS but I've never figured out how to engage with it.

Just download CGoban, here is the website:

https://www.gokgs.com/

Most of us started who are still active on the server have been playing there 20+ years at this point. E.g. I myself (and many others) started playing after reading this article:

https://tromp.github.io/gostory.html

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