Road to Shodan

How close do you play to dan-level Go? Road to Shodan puts you in the stronger player's seat. You replay games between a dan level player and a kyu level player, and at every turn you guess the dan's move. Each guess is measured by win rate against deep KataGo analysis, so you always know whether your move held dan strength, and by how much it missed when it didn't. GUESS THE DAN'S MOVE • 100 complete, fully analyzed games, from 1 Dan to 5 Dan, against opponents from 20 Kyu to 1 Kyu. • Match or beat the dan and the move counts toward your Dan Level %, the share of your moves that held dan strength. • Miss, and Challenge Mode asks you to find a strong move before the game moves on. Your first guess is the one that counts. • Play as Black or White. SEE WHY THE BETTER MOVE WINS • When the kyu goes wrong, Compare shows both futures side by side: the game where the mistake is punished, and the game as it should have gone. • Watch the difference unfold move by move at 5 Dan, 7 Dan and 9 Dan strength. PROBLEMS FROM THE GAMES • Ranked Problems are mistakes by kyu level players. You take their side and find the stronger move. • Your own misses collect in a Mistakes list, ready to drill until you have mastered them. • Practice at your level gives you short sets of problems matched to where you are. • Three separate ladders start at 15 Kyu and climb as you improve. KNOW YOUR LEVEL • After each game, see which rank your moves looked like. • Your Level on the home screen is read from the games you finish. • Daily XP and a streak keep the habit going. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No ads. No tracking. The app collects no data. • Works offline. FREE TO START, ONE PURCHASE TO OWN • Start free with two complete 1 Dan games. Score 60% Dan Level on both and the 2 Dan pair opens, then 3 Dan, then 4 Dan. Every unlock is permanent. • Road to Shodan Pro is a one-time purchase that opens all 100 games, the 5 Dan tier, and every practice problem. No subscription. Family Sharing supported. Shodan (1 Dan) is the first dan rank, the Go player's black belt. This is the road there. Road to Shodan is an independent app and is not affiliated with the KataGo project.