This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.A listener introduces combinatorial game theory and reflects on how Go develops transferable habits of focus and learning. Travis interviews SmartGo creator Anders Kierulf about his path through software development, the evolution of SmartGo, digital Go books, and designing tools that serve serious study without losing usability. BenKyo discusses rivalries as a source of motivation, while Devin Fraze continues his comparison of tournament formats.Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:<a href="https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/combinatorial-games-smartgos-anders-kierulf-having-rivalries-tournament-formats-with-devin/" target="_blank">https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/combinatorial-games-smartgos-anders-kierulf-having-rivalries-tournament-formats-with-devin/</a>Join the All Things Go Discord community:<a href="https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J</a>Theme music by <a href="https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/" target="_blank">UNIVERSFIELD</a> & background music by <a href="https://freesound.org/people/PodcastAC/" target="_blank">PodcastAC</a><ul><li>Anders Kierulf's <a href="https://www.smartgo.com/" target="_blank">SmartGo</a></li><li><a href="https://www.smartgo.com/anders.html" target="_blank">About Anders</a></li><li>BenKyo's <a href="https://www.benkyoleague.com/" target="_blank">league and website</a></li><li>Devin Fraze's <a href="https://store.baduk.club/pages/about-us" target="_blank">Baduk Club</a> & Baduk Club's <a href="app.baduk.club" target="_blank">all-in-one tournament tool</a> and <a href="app.baduk.club/timer" target="_blank">online timer</a></li></ul>Show your support <a href="https://ko-fi.com/allthingsgogame" target="_blank">here</a>Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com

S2.10 - Combinatorial Games, SmartGo's Anders Kierulf, Having Rivalries, & Tournament Formats with Devin Part II | Go / Baduk / Weiqi