Visualize go this way, instantly make it 30 times easier to count

The typical traditional goban is made up of 19x19 cells (where one can place stones). Most of these cells looks like this:

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Except for the corners and edges, which look different, like this:

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The alternative visualization (as discussed in this thread) replaces these cells with identical cells that all look like this:

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Note that there is a black border on that cell, which might be difficult to see with dark mode on these forums, so here is a version cropped slightly larger to show a single cell with parts of its neighboring cells:

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Of course, some cells are also decorated with hoshi points.

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