This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Travis reviews his long search for practical travel Go sets, including magnetic, 3D-printed, custom wooden, and four-piece boards. Members of the Honolulu Go Club then explain what makes their community welcoming and sustainable, before Travis closes Season Three with lessons drawn from the season’s interviews.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/travel-go-sets-honolulu-go-club/

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Go Equipment

• My first go board from Yellow Mountain Imports and the large bamboo reversible board I have as my go-to board at home
• Dave with Vancouver Woodsmith who made my custom small-sized, magnetic Go set with a wooden board

Discounts

• My favorite small board for travel: The 3D-printed 9” 19X19 board from Mark at FunctionalPrintShop on Etsy. 15% OFF WITH DISCOUNT CODE “GOBOARD” or click here. Offer expires June 19, 2026
• My favorite full-sized board for travel: The four-piece wooden board from Brad at ColoradoWoodWorker on Etsy. 20% OFF WITH DISCOUNT CODE “GOPOD” Let me know if the offer expires and I can ask for it to be extended

The Honolulu Go Club Interview

• The club website

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

In this episode, Travis speaks with KataGo creator David Wu about how he discovered Go, taught himself programming, and developed one of the game’s most influential AI tools. David explains how KataGo learns through neural networks, search, and self-play. He also discusses the system’s efficiency, its weaknesses, its analysis of smaller board sizes, and its work on the famous Igo Hatsuyoron problem 120. The episode closes with TelegraphGo reflecting on the strange habits and self-consciousness that can arise when moving from online Go to playing in person.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/david-wu-katago-go-ai-interview/

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David Wu Interview

• A blogpost on David’s beginnings with Katago
• KataGo
• AlphaZero
• The most difficult Go problem ever, the Igo Hatsuyōron and the blogpost on it by David
• KataGoBooks which has the ideal openings currently for different-sized boards

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Benjamin Teuber discusses his path to becoming a German champion, his time studying in Japan and Korea, the influence of Hans Pietsch, and the creation of AI Sensei. Gazza White considers Ding Hao and the effect of AI on professional style, while TelegraphGo offers a practical perspective on losing streaks and why winning is not the only measure of a useful game.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/ben-teuber-ai-sensei-go-improvement/

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Ben Teuber Interview

• AI Sensei
• Some of the YouTube video playlists to peruse with tips on how to get stronger at Go
• Ben’s teacher and mentor, Hans Pietsch
• Hans’ teacher, Kobayashi Chizu

Ding Hao Conversation with Gazza White

• Ding Hao
• Shin Jin-seo - the world #1 player

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A beginner from the Honolulu Go Club reflects on the contrast between Go’s simple rules and extraordinary depth. Clinical psychologist Timothy Tamim then explores connections between Go and psychoanalysis, including territory, invasion, identity, projection, and the relational meaning of moves. He describes using a Go board in clinical settings not as a diagnostic machine but as a shared medium of play and communication. Dr. Arthur Mary discusses his book on Go as a path toward the unconscious and develops further links between board patterns, symbolism, and psychoanalytic thought.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/go-psychoanalysis-with-timothy-tamim-dr-arthur-mary/

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Timothy Tamim Interview

• A primer on Freudian psychology - link
• French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan

Dr. Arthur Mary Interview

• Dr Mary’s book, which we reviewed during the interview
• Reference to painter Edward Hopper’s quote: "If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint."

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Author Jessie Janowitz discusses All the Ways to Go, a middle-grade novel shaped by her children’s experience learning the game and by mathematician Paul Lockhart’s approach to creative education. She explains how Go supports themes of grief, friendship, learning, and multiple ways of seeing a problem. Isaac Ripoll Machado recounts reaching 1-dan in one year, including the intensity and structure of his practice. TelegraphGo closes by examining playing styles and the risks of turning flexible tendencies into rigid identities.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/go-fiction-author-jessie-janowitz-interview-getting-to-one-dan-in-one-year-different-playi/

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Interview with Author Jessie Janowitz

• Her website which includes the book we discussed: All The Ways to Go
• A YouTube video of Paul Lockhart
• Paul Lockhart’s book referenced in the interview

Isaac Machado Interview - One dan in one year - r/baduk post

TelegraphGo Conversation

• TelegraphGo’s YouTube channel

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Dave Weiss opens with a story about learning Go across a language barrier, illustrating how the board can support meaningful communication without shared speech. Travis then interviews Nico, known online as Tuerda, about his family background, discovery of Go, teaching, rank, online discussion, and work moderating r/baduk. In the final segment, TelegraphGo considers why Go remains difficult to popularize in the West and what might help the game reach a wider audience.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/tuerda-nico-interview-telegraphgo-on-popularizing-go-in-the-west/

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Interview with Tuerda (Nico)

• Tuerda’s Reddit post for his Go school Vital Point Go
• Kiseido Go Server (KGS)
• Tuerda’s last fight in Chile game marathon
• Spirit Animal Go channel on YouTube
• Takao Shinji
• Tuerda’s YouTube channel

TelegraphGo Conversation

• TelegraphGo’s YouTube channel
• Online-go.com
• GoMagic.org

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Travis hosts an LGBTQIA+ roundtable with Alexandra, Michaela “In Sente” Gallucci, Paige LeMaster, and Cece. The participants share how they found Go, how gender identity and sexuality shaped their experiences in clubs and online spaces, and what made particular communities feel welcoming or alienating. They discuss practical inclusion, representation, moderation, pronouns, assumptions about players, and ways Go communities can become more welcoming.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/lgbtqia-roundtable-with-alexandra-in-sente-paige-cece/

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• In Sente’s YouTube channel where I first learned how to play Go
• Paige LeMaster’s OGS profile with links to her YouTube channel, Twitch, and other links
• Where Paige first learned how to play Go: Fly or Die
• Top European player Lukas Podpera
• The Go (Baduk, Weiqi) Players on Facebook page Alexandra referenced for her survey
• European pro Stanisław Frejlak and also on Go Magic
• European pro Mateusz Surma
• European pro Andrii Kravets
• Korean pro Lee Sedol
• Korean pro Choi Joeng
• Korean pro kim Eunji
• Korean who is a Japanese pro Cho Chikun

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen explains his view of games as the art of agency and distinguishes achievement play from striving play, where the value lies in taking on temporary goals and enjoying the struggle. The conversation uses Go to examine handicaps, rank fixation, casual versus serious play, and why an interesting loss may be more rewarding than a dull win. TelegraphGo introduces Pixel Go, Nathan Harwit discusses learning plateaus, and Gazza White compares cheating concerns in chess and Go.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/c-thi-nguyen-interview-telegraphgo-pixel-go-learning-themes-cheating-in-chess-vs-go-with-g/

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C. Thi Nguyen Interview

• C. Thi Nguyen’s website
• The main subject of our conversation, Nguyen’s book Games: Agency as Art
• The excellent interview Thi did on The Ezra Klein Show; highly recommended
• Thi’s game recommendations: El Grande, Tigris & Euphrates, & Root

Gazza - Cheating in Chess vs Go

• Chinese pro Go player Qin Siyue was banned for 8 years - link

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This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Travis speaks with Korean professional Go player and content creator Eunkyo Do about her unusual path from childhood prodigy to finance professional, broadcaster, and eventually professional player. She reflects on failing the pro exam as a teenager, returning to Go years later, broadcasting Lee Sedol's historic win over AlphaGo, and training alongside much younger students before finally becoming a professional.

The episode also includes a short segment from TelegraphGo explaining why Park Junghwan is his favorite professional player and how Park successfully adapted from the pre-AI era into modern Go.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/eunkyo-do-go-professional-alphago-park-junghwan/

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Intro with Cameron

• Honolulu Go Club
• The “Month of Go” Proclamation by the governor of Hawaii

Eunkyo Do Interview

• Eunkyo’s English YouTube channel Go Inside
• The Korean interview referenced when Eunkyo turned professional in 2018

TelegraphGo Conversation

• Korean professional Park Junghwan

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