This is more of an artifact of the size of the game board than anything, I think. 9x9 go is decidedly simpler/easier than chess, and I expect chess on a 19x19 b

This is more of an artifact of the size of the game board than anything, I think. 9x9 go is decidedly simpler/easier than chess, and I expect chess on a 19x19 board with the number of pieces scaled proportionally (each player starting with, say, around 90 pieces) would be a lot more difficult to play/analyze than a standard go game.