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94 (Season 2 Finale): My Fiancée’s Thoughts on Go w/ Kim

94 (Season 2 Finale): My Fiancée’s Thoughts on Go w/ Kim

SE · · 01:08:06

Season 3 of Star Point will return September 15, 2025!I have mentioned my Go-supportive fiancée a few times on this show and I’m excited to finally have her on as a guest! Kim gives ...

93: Seeds & Roots Lecture

93: Seeds & Roots Lecture

SE · · 42:28

This is not your typical Go lecture. It’s a whole new way to view the game and enter the world of 19x19 with the right frame of mind. We’ll go over how to know when you’re ready to a...

92: I ranked up!

92: I ranked up!

S2E92 · · 01:09:29

I finally made it to 2 dan on Fox! Here’s everything I did to get past my (very) long plateau, including the BIG question: the super important question you should be asking yourself ...

91: Starting a Club, Engaging Newbies w/ Wyatt

91: Starting a Club, Engaging Newbies w/ Wyatt

S2E91 · · 01:26:44

Wyatt is a listener of the show and we had a fantastic conversation about Go covering topics like why he took 15 years to play over-the-board, what it takes to start your own Go club...

90: What You Should Know Before Playing on Fox

90: What You Should Know Before Playing on Fox

S2E90 · · 01:05:45

What does the Fox say? Star Point listeners should be well aware that my server of choice for live games is Fox Weiqi (or just Fox). This server has some interesting quirks that migh...

89: Answers from Dan Players

89: Answers from Dan Players

S2E89 · · 01:28:47

I asked, you answered! Thank you so much to Isaiah, Dalan, Seventus, & Sadaharu for your amazing answers to so many of my kyu questions!Simple Baduk VideoGolden Group⁠Support Star Po...

88: The Match (2025) - Movie Review

88: The Match (2025) - Movie Review

SE · · 01:02:04

A long-winded discussion of the long-awaited Go movie, The Match (승부). Starring Lee Byung-hun as Cho Hun-hyun and Yoo Ah-in as Lee Chang-ho, The Match is a biopic of one of the most ...

87: Questions for Dan Players

87: Questions for Dan Players

SE · · 58:21

If I could have an unlimited Q&A session with a dan player (without them getting annoyed at me), what would I ask? If somebody asked me the same questions, what would I say?⁠Support ...

86: How to Do a Game Autopsy and Analyze AI DNA

86: How to Do a Game Autopsy and Analyze AI DNA

S2E86 · · 55:47

Reviewing games: Everyone says it’s important but it’s so easy to get sidetracked! Here’s how I’ve been doing punchy game reviews in a pinch. Plus, how to interpret AI graph patterns...

85: Black Box Thinking

85: Black Box Thinking

S2E85 · · 52:58

I recently read Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn From Their Mistakes—But Some Do, by Matthew Syed and harvested all the Go-related nuggets of knowledge just for all yo...

84: Should you give up on Go?

84: Should you give up on Go?

S2E84 · · 55:20

Some of us have a rough time getting into Go. There’s something about this game that attracts us, but it can be really discouraging at times. Is this game just not for everyone? What...

83: Blunders, Treating Each Rank Equally, Cho Hun-hyun’s Thoughts on The Match

83: Blunders, Treating Each Rank Equally, Cho Hun-hyun’s Thoughts on The Match

S2E83 · · 45:22

This one kicks off with a casual update of my Go life including some musings about proverbs and removing “rank bias.” Then I read a translated article featuring the legendary Cho Hun...

82: Study Plan Workshop

82: Study Plan Workshop

S2E82 · · 01:06:16

I see you. Go “player.” Do you even play? Do you even study? It’s time to get serious and finally make some progress! Good study habits make good Go players, so listen up and make a ...

81: The Four Houses of Go

81: The Four Houses of Go

S2E81 · · 35:01

In the Edo period of Japan, there were four houses of Go. They were… the Four Houses of Go. And there were four of them. And they were houses. And they were of Go. Come on in for a s...

80: Go-Adjacent Board Games

80: Go-Adjacent Board Games

S2E80 · · 01:04:00

Let’s look at how modern board games reflect our beloved game of Go. From Carcassonne to Ticket to Ride, you can find Go-like elements hiding in plain sight at your local game store!...

79: The Holistic View of Improvement

79: The Holistic View of Improvement

SE · · 55:17

I am always chasing the secret formula for Go improvement. But what if it’s not a singular magic bullet? What if it’s a collection of habits that eventually come together to synergiz...

78: Empty Triangle Math

78: Empty Triangle Math

S2E78 · · 47:22

Why is the empty triangle bad? Go is a game rich with mathematical and geometric ideas. Let’s do some light math and counting to see what we can find out about shape efficiency! Plus...

77: Escaping Learned Helplessness in the AI Era

77: Escaping Learned Helplessness in the AI Era

S2E77 · · 40:22

Let’s talk about some unsettling experiments conducted during the 60s and 70s that revealed how limitations can be internalized and learned. Can we unlearn our limitations in Go and ...

76: Magnus Carlsen talks Go, 1st Nanyang Cup, Cheating, The Stone (2013)

76: Magnus Carlsen talks Go, 1st Nanyang Cup, Cheating, The Stone (2013)

S2E76 · · 45:52

Lots of happenings in the Go world recently! A world chess champion talks Go, an inaugural world major tournament in Singapore, and a spicy cheating incident.Korean Search Terms:바둑 -...

75: The Match (승부) Trailer, Feeding Your Passion, Listener Go Variants

75: The Match (승부) Trailer, Feeding Your Passion, Listener Go Variants

S2E75 · · 47:06

FINALLY. The Match (승부) will see the light of day! I’m so hyped. I do a full recap of the long road that this baduk film has traveled to get here, adding a brief thought on feeding y...