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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.
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It’s a Reddit Roundup episode! Or a Reddit Review? Reddit Retrospective? Whatever, we’re reading Reddit posts from r/baduk in this one.Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
Go strength is about expanding your Go vocabulary: “Go-cabulary”, if you will. But how does having a large Go-cabulary help us? And how do we expand our Go-cabulary? Is Go more than a battle between two military strategists? Could it perhaps be a duel between wizards?Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
I read my old Go journal from 2019 and it was very interesting to see into the mind of a DDK… that is also my own mind. It was really fun to see how I have changed and grown as a Go player, comparing the struggles I used to face to the ones I face now.Enhans Go "Agentic" AIBuzzsaw’s Go BlogJoin the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
It’s the 10th anniversary of the famous and historic showdown between Lee Sedol and AlphaGo. A lot has changed since then, and Go players have already been facing the first wave of the AI revolution for a decade now. What lessons from our experience with AI in Go should we bring forth into the era of ChatGPT and Gemini?Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
Go is a great hobby! It’s affordable and has good vibes :D But I’m sure you know that already. Regardless, we’re going to talk about why you should take up Go as a hobby (even though you already did).Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
Why isn’t Go an Olympic event? Or any other mental sport for that matter? Let’s talk about the nature of the Olympics, the World Mind Sports Games, and what a ‘Mentalympics’ might look like.https://humanbenchmark.com/Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
1… ah ah ah… 2… ah ah ah… 3… ah ah ah… Counting in Go is an important skill! But how exactly do you count? Why should we count in the first place? Let’s talk about it!Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
Let me tell you all the story of how I defeated my Arch-Rival and Nemesis (or was it Arch-Nemesis and Rival?) Akira Toya. Also, a little discussion about rivalries in Go!Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
The eternal question: How to get good? I’m going to answer this with a slightly unorthodox approach and avoid mentioning tsumego and game review. This is truly the secret sauce of what I think leads to success in Go or in anything else you want to improve at.The Value of Cross-Expertise CollaborationJoin the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
We’re back! Let’s talk about what Spotify Wrapped says about YOU GUYS. After that I do a reaction to my previous year’s year-in-review and get through a small portion of the listener mail backlog.Shin Jinseo Fixes StoneShin Jinseo Stops Choi Jeong's Clock-Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
Go should be a spectator sport along with the greats! But what’s the missing secret sauce?James' Palm Pilot PenJoin the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
Go is tough! Especially for beginners. Let’s see what we have to say about the struggles they are going through.Also! Announcement! I’ll be commentating Round 1 of the California State Go Championship at 10am on Saturday, November 29th! Here’s a teaser for the tournament: California State Go Championship TeaserJoin the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
I assign Go ranks to various cartoon characters, like Homer Simpson, Scooby-Doo, and Jimmy Neutron. And yes, these ranks are canonical. (No, they are not. But this was fun to do).Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
No kibitzing! That’s what people usually say, but I think people should kibitz more! Let’s bring kibitzing back!Michael Redmond explains the Sacrifice Two Stones proverb.https://gokibitz.com/Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
Is Go just a game? Possibly even a waste of time? How did the ancient world see games? What values can Go teach us? Hmmmmmmmm….Michael Redmond explains the Sacrifice Two Stones proverb.Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
I guess I think my Go brain is a pirate ship? I have tried to boil down the ingredients of Go strength from a high level and I present to you The Salty Crew of Go Skill!Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
To celebrate the 100th episode of Star Point (woohoo!) I am rating 100 Go Proverbs! Buckle up!Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
I made a Go variant that you can play all by your lonesome!Solitaire Go ExamplesJoin the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
Go is a great game. In fact, it’s a worldwide classic. So tell me why! Why Nintendo??Ranking All 51 Clubhouse Games for Nintendo Switch (Article)Gomoku Let's GoGo MinimalGINSEI IGO: AI Teaches You How to Play GoJoin the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
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 every single game.Join the DiscordSupport Star PointThe Star Point Store
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