S4.3 - Being a Beginner Again with Dan Level Chess GM Tiger Hillarp Persson | 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.

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.

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https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/tiger-hillarp-persson-chess-go-beginner/

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Tiger Interview

• Tiger Hillarp Persson
• The High Chinese and Low Chinese openings
• The Shannon Number
• System one and system two thinking

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