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Description
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 highlights chess grandmaster Tiger Hillarp Persson’s recent journey into Go before speaking with The Surrounding Game filmmakers Will Lockhart and Cole Pruitt. They discuss their introductions to Go, the creation of the documentary, the launch of the North American professional system, and the film’s exploration of obsession, community, identity, and purpose. The episode also features Go organizer Devin Fraze from Baduk Club on tournament time controls and closes with Travis’s main takeaways from Season 2.
Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC
- The Perpetual Chess Podcast episode with GM Tiger Hillarp Persson talking about playing Go
- Information on Go professionals Lee Sedol, Cho Hun-hyun, Go Seigen & Michael Redmond
- The Go Magic interview for The Surrounding Game
- Devin Fraze's Baduk Club & Baduk Club's all-in-one tournament tool and online timer
- The Pommodoro Technique
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