S4.10 - Anthropologist/Former Korean Insei Chimin Oh 8d & Next Steps for the Aussie Go Scene | 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.

Former Korean insei and Oxford anthropologist Chimin Oh reflects on professional training, qualification pressure, emotional discipline, and the cultural effects of AI on Korean Go. Gazza White then examines the future of the Australian Go scene, including congresses, national organization, and pathways for strong players.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/chimin-oh-korean-insei-anthropology/

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Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC

Chimin Interview

• Chimin’s link at Oxford University and Sensei’s Library
• His papers at ResearchGate
• Lee Chang-ho
• Lee Sedol
• The Korean drama Misaeng: Incomplete Life
• Daniela Trinks
• Anthropologist Marc Moscowitz’s Go Nation

Gazza Interview

• The Australian Go Association

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