Come gather 'round players and hear ye a tale of olde: a post-pandemic Go tournament and the first of this soul!

Do this and you'll be SDK... I think. Here are my surefire* steps to achieve SDK!

*Not surefire but I think they will work.

Tin (aka IndieSn) and I talk about the origins of the Mission Viejo Go club as well as the pros and cons of playing against AI. Thanks for coming on the show, Tin!

I (allegedly) lost to a cheater! What cases of cheating have there been in the Go world? Can we do anything about it? Why do people cheat? This is a tough one.

Sean and I chat about the quirks of hosting a Go club, adapting to different play styles, and the importance of tsumego in this super special guest episode of Star Point. Thanks so much for coming on the show, Sean!

Hanayeol's Very Essential Life and Death Lecture

A review of the gripping coming-of-age historical fiction novel, The Girl Who Played Go by Shan Sa, followed by a discussion on the "aesthetic" and "spiritual" Japanese play style.

Kolybi Go

We're back! Honinbo Dosaku was an unrivaled Go player in the Edo period of Japan. He made great contributions to Go theory, laid down the framework for the Japanese ranking system, and is still revered today by professional and amateurs alike.

Do the current options for auto-match on OGS make sense? Also, what if the Queens' Gambit were about Go? Thank you all who have supported Star Point during its debut season, I am looking forward to more Star Pointing with you guys when the podcast returns on August 19th!

OGS Forum Post: Revisiting Automatch Time Settings

The Classic of Weiqi is one of the oldest texts about Go. Written by Zhang Ni in the 10th or 11th century, it's chock full of ancient wisdom that has stood the test of time. Can such an old piece of writing help us improve our game?

The Classic of Weiqi

Go is great! It's really great! Why don't more people see how great it is? Also, OGS also launched some really great updates! Here are the updates:

OGS Updates