S3.1 - Fact vs Fiction in The Match, The LG Cup Fiasco with Gazza & Playing Go Seigen with TelegraphGo | 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.

Travis opens Season Three by separating fact from fiction in the Korean film The Match with longtime Baduk broadcaster Jim Young Kim, translated by Albert Nah. Gazza White then explains the LG Cup controversy involving Ke Jie and Byun Sang-il, and TelegraphGo closes the episode by discussing Go Seigen, Lee Chang-ho, and the historical players he most enjoys studying.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/the-match-lg-cup-go-seigen/

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Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC

The Match Interview

• The Korean film “The Match”
• Baduk TV where Mr. Kim worked for many years
• Main characters of the film, Cho Hun-hyun and Lee Chang-ho
• Cho Nam-chul, the father of Korean Baduk, who was credited for saying “I suck…I’m going to lose” in the interview
• Sakata Eio, the Japanese professional player who said you have to be at least 40 years old to become a top player
• The International Society of Go Studies (ISGS)

The LG Cup

• The world major tournament, the LG Cup
• An article on the 2025 LG cup finals
• Ke Jie
• Byun Sang-il

TelegraphGo Conversation

• Go Seigen
• Honinbo Shusaku
• See above for Lee Chang-ho

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