Star Point returns Monday, January 12th, 2026!
I commentated the first round of the CA State Go Championship and it was a great time! Here’s a post-commentary reflection on what I enjoyed, what I found challenging, and what I learned from the experience.
The importance of touch - Evergreen Psychotherapy Center
Go should be a spectator sport along with the greats! But what’s the missing secret sauce?
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 Teaser
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).
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.
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.
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!
To celebrate the 100th episode of Star Point (woohoo!) I am rating 100 Go Proverbs! Buckle up!
Isn’t Go supposed to be fun? Why does Go feel like a bit of a chore to some of us? Let’s talk about why some games feel like work while others don’t and how we can keep the joy of Go from fizzling out.
I made a Go variant that you can play all by your lonesome!
Go is a great game. In fact, it’s a worldwide classic. So tell me why! Why Nintendo??
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GINSEI IGO: AI Teaches You How to Play Go
Here are my impressions of Lee Sedol’s appearance on the Korean reality Netflix show, The Devil’s Plan, as well as some thoughts about “Wall Go,” one of the games featured on the show.
Some stuff happened while I was gone! There’s an AMERICAN world champion??
World Youth Go Championship Article
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 her very interesting thoughts about the game from a beginner’s perspective. I hope you all find this episode as fun and interesting as I did!
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 advance from the 9x9 and from then on I’ll share with you an analogy that I’ve been cooking up that may help you get a leg up on the competition as you enter the beautiful full-sized game.
How to Start Playing Go on 19x19 - Star Point Video
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.
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, and Go’s similarities to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.
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 might surprise or confuse those of you coming from OGS. Not to worry! We’ll go over it all in this episode from strange scores to unorthodox play styles.
I asked, you answered! Thank you so much to Isaiah, Dalan, Seventus, & Sadaharu for your amazing answers to so many of my kyu questions!
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 legendary student-teacher duos in Korean Go.
The beginning of the episode is spoiler-free, but go watch the movie first if you haven’t already!