Travis
16 February 2026
1h 1m 1s
S4.3 - Being a Beginner Again with Dan Level Chess GM Tiger Hillarp Persson | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
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All Things Go
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.
Chess grandmaster and EGF 2-dan Tiger Hillarp Persson compares learning Go with a lifetime in professional chess, including creativity, opening theory, AI, competition, and the freedom of being a beginner again. Nathan Harwit then explains why strengthening weak groups often begins by attacking the opponent rather than defending passively.
Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:
https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/tiger-hillarp-persson-chess-go-beginner/
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