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Travis

12 August 2025

57m 1s

S3.5 - Tuerda (Nico) Interview & TelegraphGo on Popularizing Go in the West | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

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

Dave Weiss opens with a story about learning Go across a language barrier, illustrating how the board can support meaningful communication without shared speech. Travis then interviews Nico, known online as Tuerda, about his family background, discovery of Go, teaching, rank, online discussion, and work moderating r/baduk. In the final segment, TelegraphGo considers why Go remains difficult to popularize in the West and what might help the game reach a wider audience.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/tuerda-nico-interview-telegraphgo-on-popularizing-go-in-the-west/

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