Study Othello

Here is a list of tools that Othello enthusiasts have created, and that you can use to study the game and improve at Othello.
Remember that it is NOT fair to use these programs to cheat at online tournaments! Use them only to become a better player!

Recommended study tools

ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR OTHELLO
Saio (System Artificial Intelligence Othello) is the strongest Othello engine in the world developed in about 15 years by the 3 times Italian Othello Champion Benedetto Romano .
The cost is around US$20 for the app. It is also possible to buy the full opening library and other tools.
You can use Saio on your PC and on all smartphone systems.
Saio includes many useful features such as endgame-solving, opening and midgame training tools and access to the Thor database game archives.

SAIO

PC, Iphone, Android
Web site

TRAINER
KifuBox is a useful tool for the advanced Othello player to manage and review transcripts of Othello games. KifuBox is created by Atsushi Tanaka.
You can input transcripts from online or real tournament games, and use the app to improve your skills in Othello!
KifBox works best on an iPad.

kifu box

Ipad, Iphone
Web site

ENDGAME PUZZLES

Orca is a nice endgame trainer, created by Shimizu Naoki.
This smart phone app has over 10,000 endgame puzzles divided into six difficulty levels.
Only available for IOS.

ORCA

MULTI OTHELLO TOOL
Othello Expert is a great Othello tool for those who want everything in one app! You can play against it, you can analyse games, and you can access the Thor database game archives. It also includes almost 60.000 endgame puzzles.

othello expert

Web site

ANOTHER MULTI TOOL
Anders Kierulf has created a great tool for those who are new to Othello The built-in tutorial and teaching aids will help you improve your game. He has also added a Blunder Guard that alerts you when you play a very bad move! Thor database access is included!

SMART OTHELLO

Web site / Browser

ANALYSIS PROGRAMS FOR OTHELLO
Application to analyse Othello. This application is equipped with Edax which is a very strong Othello program.
Created by Naoki Hamada.

IEDAX

Web site

ANALYSIS TOOL FOR OTHELLO
WZebra has not been updated since 2006, but is still the most downloaded Othello program. It is a very strong program that can be used to analyse games and also access the Thor database game archives. Created by Gunnar Andersson.

WZEBRA

Web site
PC

ANALYSIS PROGRAMS FOR OTHELLO
Reversatile is a smart phone app created by Stefan Murawski that can be used used to analyse and play Othello™ games. It is based on the Zebra engine designed by Gunnar Andersson.

reversatile

Android
Web site / Browser

WTHOR

GAMES LIBRARY
Download the WTHOR database files from the FFO website (French Othello Federation).
There are around 130.000 games on the database. Includes games from all the major Othello tournaments since 1977.

WTHOR

Website

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