48 episodes
Star Point Justin Oh
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Star Point is a podcast all about the game of Go (aka baduk or weiqi)! When you're away from the board, you can listen to Star Point for weekly discussions about how to improve, personal anecdotes, and general appreciation for the beauty of the game. Hosted and produced by Justin Oh. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starpoint/support
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48 (Season 1 Finale): OGS Rapid Time Discussion, The Queen’s Gambit – Go Edition
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
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47: The Classic of Weiqi (Chapters 1-6)
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
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46: Why Go Isn’t More Popular, Exciting OGS Updates
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
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45: 7 Reasons to Get a Go Teacher
Have you ever considered getting a Go teacher? Sometimes we need that extra push from a stronger player to get to the next level. Here are seven benefits of getting a Go teacher and a short story about Korean Go legend, Cho Hunhyun.
https://www.britgo.org/bgj/bgj.html
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44: Finding the Story of the Game
Have you ever realized in the middle of a game that you and your opponent had wildly different perceptions of what was going on? You can find truth on the go board, but until then we are lost in our own unique storylines. Also, I propose a new kind of Go problem to assess our story evaluation skills.
My Sample "Story" Problems on OGS
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43: How to Do Tsumego (Life & Death) the Right Way
Hate doing life and death problems? Here are some tips and tricks to get the most out of your tsumego problems and perhaps even enjoy them!
Go Board from "Puzzled" in Albuquerque
Telegraph Go 101Weiqi Guide
Takumi Go 101Weiqi Guide
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