S5.18 - Unscripted: BenKyo on How to Improve & Break Through Psychological Barriers for Season Finale | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

For the Season Five finale, Travis speaks with BenKyo about the mental habits that help players improve at Go. They explore move value, detachment from stones and plans, sunk-cost thinking, whole-board awareness, stronger opponents, and deliberate reading practice. Ben also considers the balance between enjoying Go casually and accepting the discomfort required for faster improvement.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/benkyo-go-improvement-move-value-psychology/

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