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Scoreboard Chronological List of TournamentsJanuary 14-15: NY, NY & Las Vegas, NV Toyota/Denso North American Oza Tournament Toyota/Denso North American Oza TournamentJanuary 14-15New York, NY & Las Vegas, NV 2006 US OZA PLACE-WINNERS: Oza West place-winners (80 players, Jeff Shaevel, TD): OPEN SECTION: 1st: Ming Jiu Jiang; 2nd: Jie Li; 3rd: Xuefen Lin; 4th (tie): Seung Hyun Seung, Wei-Yu Chen, Moon Chong Kim, Jung Hoon Lee, Kuo-Ruey Han, Dong Wang. HANDICAP A: 1st (tie): Mike Cai, Wenjie Xu; 3rd: Jack Shih; 4th (tie): Steven Burrall, Yen-Zen Jan, Kevin Chao, Louis Abronson, Wayne Cheng. HANDICAP B: 1st (tie): Christopher Hayashida, Ryan Downing; 3rd (tie): William Cushing, Fu Ming Gong, Wai-to Char, James McKee. HANDICAP C: 1st: Sheehan Hsu; 2nd: Lee Huynh; 3rd (tie): Tim Hsiao, Chris Cameron, Nick McNelis, Xu Ming Li. Oza East place-winners (255 players; Chuck Robbins, TD): OPEN SECTION: 1st: Feng Yun 9P; 2nd: Yupei Xiong 7d; 3rd: Huiren Yang 1P; 4th: Lu Wang 7d; 5th: Ke Huang 7d; 6th: Young Kwon 7d. SECTION A: 1st: Xiliang Liu 4d; 2nd: Wei Zhang 5d; 3rd: Sheng Lu 4d; 4th: James Wong 6d SECTION B: 1st: Li Chen 3d; 2nd: Peter Tse 2d; 3rd: Alex Chang 1d; 4th: Zhongxia Zhao 1d SECTION C: 1st: Kevin Shang 3k, 2nd: Zeli Dou 4k; 3rd: Andrew Fu 2k; 4th: Walter Langendorf 5k; SECTION D: 1st: Yang Xu 6k; 2nd: Sean He 14k; 3rd: Nicholas Blake 8k; 4th: Vel Sudhir 9k SECTION E: 1st: Jason Ho 18k; 2nd: Eva Mok 30k; 3rd: Samantha Fede 16k; 4th: Francisco Rivera 20k Kalamazoo Go TournamentJanuary 21Kalamazoo, MI MILLER KING IN KALAMAZOO: Paul Miller 9k took first place in the January 21 Kalamazoo (MI) Go Tournament. Sixteen players participated in the two-tier event, with both prize and non-prize sections. “Ten of our 16 entrants opted for the prize section buy-in,” reports organizer Benjamin Schooley. “The whole thing was run together as a self-paired tournament.” Money winners were Paul Miller 9k (3-2) in first place; tied for second were Laura Kolb and David Grenier. In the non-prize section two players had perfect scores: Carlton "Tom" Spencer 3k (3-0) and Greg Hendrickson 21k (4-0). Slate & Shell OpenJanuary 21Richmond, VA YAMING WANG DOMINATES S&S OPEN: Yaming Wang 6d dominated the January 21 Slate & Shell Open in Richmond, VA, winning all four handicap games. There were also four players who won three games: Adam Bridges 3k, John Moore 6k, Jonathan Hilt 17k, and John Stoneham 21k. “The turnout was relatively light at 16, most of the area players having spent the previous weekend in New York City playing in the Oza,” reports organizer Bill Cobb. Chuck Robbins directed and prizes were provided by Slate & Shell. Rocky Mountain Winter TournamentJanuary 21Boulder, CO GO HOTBED HEATS UP ROCKIES: The January 21 Rocky Mountain Winter Tournament “shattered all previous attendance records,” reports organizer Paul Barchilon. “A grand total of 69 participants included 27 kids and 42 adults,” says Barchilon. The tournament was run by the Boulder Kids and Teens Go Club; see Monday’s EJ for the winner’s report. “As if all of this wasn't enough,” adds Barchilon, “Boulder launched its fifth go club this past Wednesday at Creekside Elementary school. The new club, which is run by Tuba and Seyitriza Tigrek, drew a whopping 40 kids to the first session. All of this has been made possible by the generous support of the American Go Foundation, The City of Boulder's Youth Opportunities Program, and Janice Kim.” Winners included: (A) Eric Kim, (B) Pierre Tournier, and (C) Thomas Strohmann. Teenagers Patrick Huh and Norris Xu won the D and E brackets, beating out many adults for the top spots. Janet Chen led the kids-only bracket, winning all of her games including a tense playoff match against Peter Lee who was also undefeated up to that point. Daniel Kim won third place, and, reports Barchilon, “a special prize was awarded to Muhammed Tigrek in the 4 years and younger section. OK, he was the only one - but he is really cute and he did play!”" Iowa Snow Grade Go TournamentJanuary 22Des Moines, IA HOMMERDING & HOMMERDING TIE UP LEAD IN IOWA TOURNEY: Mark (12k) and Vaughn Hommerding (22k), both of Des Moines, IA, swept all four rounds to tie for 1st place in the January 22nd Iowa Snow Grade Go Tournament. There were five second-place finishers; Tristan Webb 12k (3-1, Fairfield), Duncan Brown 12k (3-1, Fairfield), Brigid Strait 12k (3-1, Des Moines), Andras Kristof 14k (3-1, Fairfield) and Jane Hommerding 26k (3-1, Des Moines). Prizes included cash and go books provided by Slate and Shell. “The All-Iowa Go Tournament Cup was also up for grabs again,” reports TD Duncan Brown. “This time Des Moines, with six players, went home with the Cup, scoring a total of 17 points. Fairfield’s five players placed second with 12 points, Cedar Rapids with six players was third with 6 points, and Waterloo’s two players scored 3 points.” North American Fujitsu QualifierJanuary (KGS)MINGJIU JIANG 2006 FUJITSU N.A. REP: Mingjiu Jiang 7P defeated Huiren Yang 1P in the 2006 Fujitsu Qualifier final, becoming the 2006 North American representative to the Fujitsu. Ice Station Zebra TournamentFebruary 17Black Mountain, NC SALANTRIE TOPS ICE STATION ZEBRA: Frank Salantrie went 4-0 to take the top record in the February 17 Ice Station Zebra tournament, held in Black Mountain, NC, the site of the upcoming US Go Congress. "The seventeen tournament participants enjoyed an Ice Station Zebra tournament that lived up to its name as the white snow fell on Black Mountain," reports Mitch Franklin, publicity director for the 2006 US Go Congress. "We look forward to returning to the campus of mountainous beauty in August." Participants with 3-1 records: Adam Bridges 3k, William S. Cobb 5k, Bob Bacon 9k, and Dale Blann 18k. Visit http://gocongress06.org for more information about the upcoming US Go Congress, or email Mitch Franklin, mitch@gocongress06.org NOVA Valentine's Au Pair Pair & Lonely Hearts TournamentFebruary 18Alexandria, VA LEPORE-VO & TAKEHARA- TAKEHARA WIN VALENTINE'S AU PAIR TOURNEY: The Pair Go teams of Mike LePore 2d and Quynh Vo 17k and Keiju Takehara 12k and Yukino Takehara 26k won the first NOVA Valentine's Au Pair Pair Go Tournament on Saturday, February 18, at the George Mason Law School in Arlington VA. Eleven pairs participated, ""exceeding the wildest expectations"" of Director Allan Abramson. ""Every team which won one game received a second place prize,"" reports Abramson. ""We agreed to hold our second pair tournament in July, as part of our Congress Tune-Up Tournament."" Eric Lui 8d topped the simultaneous Valentine's Lonely Hearts Handicap Tournament. Winner's Report: Pair Go: 2-0 winners: Mike LePore 2d/Quynh Vo 17k (playing as a 7k team), and Keiju Takehara 12k/Yukino Takehara 26k (playing as an 18 K team). Other teams: Ed Kao 6d/Fonda Chan 16k (playing as a 4k team); Hal Small 3d/Betsy Small 13k (playing as a 4k team); Jim Pickett 5k/Louise Ingram 8k (playing as a 5k team); Scott Waldron 1d/Jennifer Lin 19k (playing as an 8k team); Trevor Morris 6d/Abby Morris 35k (playing as a 14k team); Keith Arnold 5d/Melanie Arnold 35k (playing as a 14k team); Todd Blatt 5k/Melanie Blatt 26k (playing as a 14k team); Eric Hittinger 12k/Rachel Hittinger 28k (playing as a 19k team); Todd Sprang 18k/Stephanie Xu 28k (playing as a 22k team). Lonely Hearts (19 players, later joined by four of the Pair Go players): First-place winners: Eric Lui 8d (4-0); John Porvaznik 23k (4-0); Seong-Min Lee 28k (4-0); Bob Ehrlich 7k (3-0); Second place winners: Ken Koester 2d (2-1), Melody Chao 35k (2-1); John Lancaster 5k (2-2); Raymond Yeh 6k (2-2); Paul Blackburn 7k (2-2); and Tienren Tan 12k (2-2)." New Jersey OpenFebruary 25-26Princeton, NY ZHAONIAN CHEN WINS NEW JERSEY OPEN: ZhaoNian Chen 7d won the 2006 New Jersey Open Championship yesterday, defeating 2nd-place winner Kevin Huang 8d in the fifth and final round to complete a 5-0 sweep. The 71 players was the largest East Coast tourney turnout since the Oza in early January, but TD Rick Mott reported that it was down from historic highs the previous two years. The tournament was organized by the Princeton Go Society; TDs were Rick Mott and Paul Matthews. Board 1 games in rounds 1, 2, 4 and 5 were broadcast live on IGS; thanks to the EJ's John Pinkerton for recording the games, as well as taking photos. Winner's Report: 1st: ZhaoNian Chen 7d; 2nd: Kevin Huang 8d; 3rd : Carson Tu 7d ; 5-out-of-5 game winner: Sean Li 21k; 4-out-of-5 game winners: Joe Maia 2k ; Yang Xu 4k ; Samuel Zimmerman 4k; Anthony Schoenacher 5k; Peter Zhang 5k; Zaher Nazif 7k; Jonathan Hilt 17k. Jeff Denis won the Bob Ryder Memorial Beginner's Prize. Iowa Go CupFebruary 26Des Moines, IA CEDAR RAPIDS DETHRONES DES MOINES IN IOWA CUP: Cedar Rapids dethroned defending champions the Des Moines Go Club at the Iowa Go Cup on February 26. The Des Moines Go Club hosted its first tournament to defend the Iowa Go Cup, with 18 go players battling it out "in beautiful Des Moines, Iowa," reports Mark Hommerding. "When the dust had settled, Cedar Rapids had reclaimed the cup." Eight new participants in the tournament included five new members of the AGA. "New AGA member Ning Sun 1k won the 1st Division, while 11-year-old Will Shirey won the 2nd division." Visit www.Iowago.org for images from the tournament. Tenuki to Vermont Go TournamentMarch 4Vermont HOVEY TOP TENUKI IN VERMONT: George Hovey 14K won all four games to top the March 4 Tenuki to Vermont Go Tournament. “We had 18 participants in our go tournament in Middlebury, in the midst of a winter snow storm,” reports organizer Pete Schumer. Winner’s Report: 1st: George Hovey 14k 4-0; 2nd: John Elder 7k 3-1; 3rd: David Pearson 5k 3-1; 4th: Jonathan Hilt 15k 3-1; Others with 3 - 1 records: Quentin Dombro and Dan Deneen. Survival of the FattestMarch 4Chicago, IL SCHATTKE HEAVIEST IN CHI: Robert Schattke 2d took top honors in Chicago’s “Survival of the Fattest” tournament March 4. “Young Will Zhou, playing at the new rank of 5d, managed to win 4 out of 5, losing only to Mr. Schattke,” reports TD Bob Barber. “Mr. Nagaslaev is new to our tournaments, and clearly won't be 3k for long. Ms. Kolb had it as her goal to reach 5k by Congress, and seems to have done it already. Eleven of our 37 players -- and two of the winners -- are students of our local pro, Ms. Huang Liping.” Winner’s Report: 1st Place Dan: Robert Schattke 2d; First Place Low Kyu (tie): Vladimir Nagaslaev 3k & Laura Kolb 5k; 1st Place Mid Kyu: Richard Zhang 10k; 1st Place High Kyu: John Wang 24k. Jujo Jiang Cup Youth Goe TournamentMarch 19Sunnyvale, CA CHEN TOPS JUJO YOUTH TOURNEY: Michael Chen 6d topped the March 19 Jujo Jiang Cup Youth Goe Tournament in Sunnyvale, CA. (NOTE: FULL RESULTS COMING) Winner’s Report: (6D-3D) 1ST: Chen, Michael; 2ND: Sun, Calvin; 3RD: Zhong, Sichen. (2D-1D): 1ST: Lam, Daniel; 2ND(2 way tie): Leong, LimMan; Ma, Kevin; 3RD: Chen, Albert. (1K-8K) 1st: Shieh, Justin; 2nd: Zhang, Pamela; 3rd: Su, Eric. (9K-12K): 1st: Cheng, Timothy; 2nd: Chou, Lawrence; 3rd: Liu, Howard; (13K-18K): 1st: Su, Anthony; 2nd: Su, David; 3rd: Van, Eric. (19K-23K): 1st: Xie, Jason; 2nd: Tien, Peiken; 3rd: Zhao, Thomas. (24K-26K): 1st: Yang, Yuhun; 2nd: Hsieh, Chengau; 3rd: Zhang, Henry. (27K-29K A): 1st: Hsieh, Leon; 2nd: Lin, Christopher; 3rd: Zhang, Grace. (27K-29K B): 1st: Liu, Samuel; 2nd: Lee, Jade; 3rd: Chuang, Alan. (13X13 A): 1st: Yeh, Joanna; 2nd: Ma, Michael; 3rd: Huang, Austin. (13X13 B): 1st: Woo, Grace; 2nd: Shih, Christopher; 3rd: Cheng, Eric. (13X13 C): 1st: Tan, Chung An; 2nd: Zhang, Wilson; 3RD: Hao, Zeno. (13X13 D): 1ST: Lee, Jonathan; 2ND: Liu, Kevin; 3RD: Chin, Kenny. (13X13 E): 1ST: Liu, Daniel; 2ND: Chiu, Ryan; 3RD: Ren, David. (13X13 F): 1ST: Hsu, Shangyu; 2ND: Zhang, Sebastian; 3RD (3-WAY TIE): Lee, Tone; Liu, Kelly; Tu, Genie. (13X13 G): 1ST: Wu, Justin; 2nd: Kao, Alvin; 3rd: Wu, Alexander. (13X13 H): 1st: Hsu, Brian; 2nd: Lin, Binjih; 3rd: Tu, Minnie Spring Fuseki TournamentMarch 19Raleigh, NC CHANGLONG WU REPEATS AS RALEIGH CHAMP: An undefeated Changlong Wu 6d won the Spring Fuseki Tournament open section title on March 19, successfully defending his 2005 title. Thirty eight players participated the 3rd annual Spring Fuseki Tournament in Raleigh, NC, a joint tournament organized by the Cary Go Club and the NCSU Wolf Go Club. “This year's open section was very competitive with a record number of 14 dan players in the open section, which included one 6-dan, two 5-dans and five 4-dans,” reports Owen Chen. “Mr. Wu's perfect winning record was not an easy one, specially in his match against Sheng Feng 5d when Mr. Feng was leading the game but lost on time.” The exciting game record is attached. “For the first time in any North Carolina Go tournament history, we had four young kids competing,” says Chen. “They have learned go less than a year and did very well in the tournament. In fact, one of the kids, Calvin Deng, tied for the winner of Section D with a winning record of 3-1.” Complete Winner's Report: Open Section: 1st: Changlong Wu 6d 4-0, 2nd: Feng Ye 4d 3-1, 3rd: Neal Gan 2d 3-1; Section A (1k-7k): 1st: John Moore 6k 4-0; Section B (8k-10k): 1st: Bob Bacon 9k 3-1; Section C (12k-17k): 1st: Tom Carlson 17k 4-0; Section D (18k-30k): 1st (tie): Warren Lewis 19k 3-1 and Calvin Deng 30k 3-1. NOVA Cherry BlossomMarch 25Washington, DC ERIC LUI WINS NOVA CHERRY BLOSSOM: Eric Lui 7d swept all his games to take top honors in the March 25 NOVA Cherry Blossom tournament. Eighty-two players participated in the tournament, held at the historic Sumner School in Washington DC. “Two came all the way from Japan,” reports organizer Allan Abramson. “Tadashi Kohmoto 6d, and Susumu Hyodo 4d. We hope that this is the beginning of an ongoing exchange with our Japanese friends.” Players from Rochester, NY, North Carolina, and Ohio also made the trip. Winners Report: First Place: Eric Lui, 7d, 4-0 XInmu Tan, 4d, 3-1 Ray Hunley, 1d, 3-1 Adam Bridges, 2k, 4-0 Neil Bernardo, 3k, 3-1 Todd Blatt, 5k, 3-1 Yiyu Wang, 6k, 4-0 Nicholas Blake, 7k, 4-0 Neil Bernstein, 8k, 3-1 Kei Kawabata, 9k, 4-0 Samantha Fede, 13k, 3-1 Jennifer Lin, 15k, 3-1 Todd Sprang, 18k, 4-0 Matthew Harding, 30k, 4-0. Second Place: Tadashi Kohmoto, 6d, 2-2 Keith Arnold, 5d, 2-2 Chuck Robbins, 4d, 3-1 Scott Waldron, 2d, 3-1 Wei Mao, 2k, 3-1 Matt Bengston, 2k, 2-2 John Lancaster, 5k, 3-1 John Gipson, 6k, 3-1 Ching-Sung Chin, 7k, 3-1 Alpha Chen, 8k, 2-2 Allen Giles, 8k, 2-2 Bob Bacon, 9k, 3-1 Keiju Takehara, 12k, 3-1 Deidre Golash, 15k, 3-1 Chris Long, 20k, 3-1 Stephanie Xu, 29k, 2-2. Third place (for those with winning records): Sung Yoon, 1k, 3-1 David Hough, 20k, 3-1 Vi Cao, 20k, 3-1. AGA Chapter Team LeagueApril (Online)UPENN TEAM WINS CHAPTER TEAM LEAGUE: The UPenn Go Okatu team – the only one to qualify for prizes -- completed 11 matches in the abbreviated second season of the AGA Chapter Team League. “UPenn captain Peter Nassar won the Goliath Prize of a $100 gift certificate for go books or equipment for the largest number of individual wins minus losses (7-4),” reports League Director Bill Saltman. The team, which included Richard Gray and Matthew Bengston, also wins the Devoted and Hustler prizes ($100 gift certificate each) for playing the most games and matches, as well as individual Fighting Spirit prizes ($25.00 gift certificate) for each member. Iowa CupApril 2Cedar Rapids, IA CYCLONE DOMINATES IOWA CUP: Iowa State University’s new Cyclone Go Club wrested the Iowa Cup from the Cedar Rapids Go Club at the Spring Forward Iowa Go Tournament on April 2 in Iowa City, Iowa. The Ames-based Cyclones – a new AGA chapter -- dominated the high-kyu divison, winning first, second, third and fourth places, and racking up a total of 11 points. Cedar Rapids had a player in fifth place in the high-kyu division and placed first and third in the low-kyu division for a total of 10 points. Iowa City garnered 5 points, Fairfield 4, and Waterloo, 2. Waterloo was represented by only one player, 6th-grader Will Shirey 15k. Jizhou Chen 17k (Cyclone Go Club) conquered the high-kyu division by winning all four of his games; Ramon Mercado 17k (Cyclone Go Club) placed second with 3 wins. Jacob Uptain 8k (Cedar Rapids) won the low-kyu divison with 3 wins, while Matt Pinkston 12k (Iowa City) placed second, also with 3 wins. Prizes for the top five players in each division were books donated by Slate & Shell, and cash prizes. Five tournament attendees joined the AGA at the tournament, plus one renewal. The next Iowa Cup tournament is scheduled for May 20th in Des Moines. - reported by Duncan H. Brown Feng Yun Go TournamentApril 15Piscataway, NJ CHEN TOPS FENG YUN TOURNAMENT: Zhaonian Chen won the April 15 Feng Yun Go Tournament in Piscataway, NJ. Harrison Fu won the 13x13 section. The fourth annual event drew 81 players and was organized by Feng Yun 9P and directed by Chuck Robbins, Jonathan Hilt and Steve Bretherick. Full results: 19X19 RATED TOURNAMENT (69 players): Open Section: CHEN, Zhaonian; HUANG, Kevin; LUI, Eric; ZHAO, ChangKuo; XUN, Zhou (all 3-1); Group A: MULDOWNEY, Rob 4-0; ZHAO, Zhongxia 3-1; GU, Jingtao 3-1; SHANG, Kevin 3-1; Group B: LIN, Eric 4-0; HUANG, Michael 4-0; HE, Sean 3-1; LI, Jaron 3-1; Group C: YEUNG, Oliver 4-0; WU, Eric 3-1; AN, Terence 3-1; Group D: HUANG, Brice 5-0; SANIEE, Bijan 5-0; XU, Jincheng 5-0. 13X13 TOURNAMENT (12 players): Group A: FU, Harrison 5-0; WANG, Isabel 4-1; CHENG, Justin 3-2; Group B: WEN, Albert 5-0; HUR, Tommy 3-2; CHENG, Jeffrey 2-3; HUANG, Barbara 2-3; UANG, Sean 2-3." Cherry BlossomApril 21Seattle, WA CUI & GHERMAN SPLIT SEATTLE CHERRY BLOSSOM: Washington State go players of all ages braved beautiful weather to play inside on what organizer Jon Boley calls “the first weekend of summer in Seattle” last weekend. On April 21, 34 players played three rounds of spirited go in the Cherry Blossom Festival Tournament with Jinhe Cui and Soren Gherman tying for first place in the Open section. Tacoma showed off its new-found go strength with first place finishes by Dennis Wheeler (2nd kyu Division) and Gordon Castanza (3rd kyu Division). Both Wheeler and Castanza were instrumental in organizing last year’s Go Congress in Tacoma. “On Sunday, 22 kids showed up for the annual Cherry Blossom Youth Lightning tournament,” adds Boley. Divided into two sections, the 19x19 tournament was won by Luke Allen while the 13x13 tournament featured a five-way tie for first place. Houston Spring Go TournamentApril 22-23Houston, TX RUI XIE BEST IN HOUSTON: Rui Xie won first place in the April 22-23 Houston Spring Go Tournament. John Eckelkamp directed. Winner's Report: Adult Section: 1st: Xie, Rui; 2nd: Gai, Hongwei; 3rd: Eisenbarth, Marc. Youth Section: 1st: Lee, Florian; 2nd: Stewert, Clayton; 3rd: Beck, Gregory; 4th: Beck, Steven; 5th: Deavers, Andrew. San Francisco Spring TournamentApril 22-23San Francisco, CA WON WINS SF SPRING GO TOURNAMENT: Jason Won 1d topped the annual San Francisco Spring Tournament April 22-23 at the Richmond Police Station community room. Twenty-four go players competed for honors in a field comprising over half of the players 1-dan and above, and where enthusiasts ranged from six years old to over sixty. The unique venue featured a constant stream of uniformed policemen walking around the station. Steve Burrall directed. Winner’s Report: Dan Division 1st: Jason Won 1d; 2nd: Tony Zhang 2d; 3rd: place Yang Yang Shi 3d; Kyu Division 1st: Jason Pfaff 7k; 2nd: Raymond Chan 8k; 3rd: John Irving 15k. - Lawrence Ku, EJ West Coast reporter California High School Go TournamentApril 23San Jose, CA MISSION SAN JOSE REPEATS AT CA HS TOURNEY: Mission San Jose’s five players only lost one game in their successful defense of their California High School Go Champion title. Led by three dan players -- Calvin Lee, Hank Cheng, and Lawrence Ku -- and two strong novice players -- Maria Ma and Eric Tong -- Mission San Jose defeated the other eight schools in four rounds of intense fighting on April 23. “Our go club features three dan players and many single digit kyu players,” said Hank Cheng, the Mission San Jose Go Club president. Mingjiu Jiang directed the tourney; 45 players from 9 schools participated. Tournament Results: 1st: Mission San Jose High School (4-0); 2nd: Saratoga High School (3-1); 3rd: Lynbrook High School (3-1); 4th: Piedmont High School (2-2). - Lawrence Ku, EJ West Coast reporter Davis/Sacramento Spring TournamentApril 29Davis/Sacramento, CA KAROLINE BURRALL PERFECT IN DAVIS/SAC: Karoline Burrall 5k won all four rounds to top the April 29 Davis/Sacramento Spring Tournament, the only player to do so. The first quarterly tournament this year in the Sacramento, CA area drew 14 players to Belle Cooledge Library, including both locals and enthusiasts from as far as Berkeley and Fremont. The diehard players completed four rounds in seven hours without any rest or lunch break; Carl Hopkins directed. Results: 1st: Karoline Burrall (4-0); 2nd (tied): Matthew Burrall, Willard Haynes, Roger Schrag (all 3-1). - reported by Lawrence Ku, EJ West Coast Reporter CCC 2006 Spring Go TournamentApril 29Hartford, CT YI ZHANG WINS HARTFORD TOURNEY: Yi Zhang 5d took first place in the April 29 CCC 2006 Spring Go Tournament in Hartford, CT, with 19 players participating. Winner's Report: Section A: 1st: Yi Zhang 5d; 2nd (tie): Charles Robbins 4d & John Stephenson 4d; Section B: 1st: Charles Sutton 6k; 2nd: Matt Bengtson 3k; 3rd: Earl Schulz 7k; Section C: 1st: Terri Schurtz 12k; 2nd (tie): Jon Hilt 12k & Charles Merlis 12k; Junior section: 1st: Allen Haugh 40k; 2nd: Daniel Haugh 19k; 3rd: YuYu Tian 17k MGA Spring HandicapApril 30Somerville, MA JING WEI LIM SWEEPS MGA: Jing Wei Lim 3d swept all four games to win first place in the April 30 MGA Spring Handicap Tournament in Somerville, MA. Thirty two players participated; Zack Grossbart directed. Results: 1st: Jing Wei Lim 3d (4-0); 2nd: David Kahn 12k (4-0); 3rd: Tim Button 16k (3-1). Rocky Mountain Regional Go TournamentMay 6Colorado Springs, CO JUNG HOON LEE WINS ROCKY MTN TOURNEY: Jung Hoon Lee 8d took 1st place in the May 6 Rocky Mountain Regional Go Tournament. The Springs Go Club hosted the event in Colorado Springs, CO and Jim Michali directed. Winner’s report: Section 1: 1st: Jung Hoon Lee 8d; 2nd: Eric Kim 7d; 3rd: Erwin Yu 4d; Section 2: 1st: David Johnson 1k; 2nd: Greg Alexander 2d; 3rd: Bob Sorenson 3k; Section 3: 1st: Karen Jordan 9k; 2nd: Steve Shapland 9k; 3rd: Bob Meyer 8k; Section 4: 1st: Glenn Malloy 14k; 2nd: Chris Butler 19k; 3rd: Brad Edwards 13k; Section 5: 1st: Aeones DeVeyra 20k, 2nd: Michael Fitch 22k; 3rd: Melissa Poates 24k. DC-Rockville Team TourneyMay 12Washington, DC DC DEFEATS ROCKVILLE IN TEAM TOURNEY: The Greater Washington Go Club hosted and defeated the Rockville (MD) Go Club 4-2 last Friday, May 12 in the metro Washington area’s first team event. Rockville will host a return match on June 9. The results from Round 1: Ben Bernstein (GWGC) d. Neil Bernardo; Todd Heidenreich (Rockville) d. Daniel Poore; Marian Edey (GWGC) d. Craig Anderson; Trevor Morris (GWGC) d. Juan Pablo Quizon; Neil Bernardo (Rockville) d. Betsy Small; Haskell Small (GWGC) d. Wesley Mao. NoVa May Madness TournamentMay 20Alexandria, VA ROBBINS TOPS NOVA MAY MADNESS: Chuck Robbins 4d topped the May 20 NoVa May Madness Tournament with a 3-1 score. All 32 players went home with a prize, thanks to organizer Allan Abramson's suggestion that everyone bring something for the prize pool. Winner Report: First place: Chuck Robbins 4d (3-1); Matt Bengston 3k (4-0); Tianren Tan 5k (4-0); Ching Sungchin 6k (4-0); Paul Blackburn 7k (3-1); Alpha Chen 8k (3-1); Quynh Vo 15k (4-0); Melody Chao 32k (4-0). Second place: Scott Waldron 3d (2-2); Robert Ferguson 3k (3-1); Bob Ehrlich 6k (2-2); John Greider 6k (2-2); Raymond Yeh 6k (2-2); Keiju Takahara 10k (3-1); Jennifer Lin 14k (3-1); Yukino Takahara 21k (3-1). Iowa CupMay 20Des Moines, IA CYCLONES HOLD OFF WINDY CITY IN IOWA CUP: The Cyclones Go Club held onto the Iowa Cup for the second consecutive tournament on May 20 in Des Moines, IA. The All-Iowa Go Tourney featured 29 players in four divisions, "the largest number in the recent run of tournaments," reports Assistant Tournament Director Duncan H. Brown, who notes that this was the sixth tournament in Iowa since November. Though technically not in competition for the Cup, five visiting Chicago players racked up 11 points, just a point shy of the Ames-based Cyclone's 12 points. Fairfield and Waterloo each earned eight points, Cedar Rapids got 7, host Des Moines scored 6, and Mt. Vernon, Iowa City, and Kansas City (KS) each banked 2 points. The tourney was held on the Des Moines Area Community College West campus, "offering generous space and comfortable facilities including projection on an overhead screen of featured games," says Brown. Winners received cash or go books donated by Slate and Shell, and because of the large turnout, four prizes awarded in each of the four divisions. The next tournament is planned for late June or early July, sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Go Club. Winner's Report: Division 1: Han Hong Lu, Fairfield, 4 wins; Daniel Smith, Chicago, 3 wins; Division 2: Jizhou Chen, Ames 4 wins; Matthew Hart, Cedar Rapids 3 wins; Andras Kristof, Fairfield, 3 wins; Division 3: Andrew Dudzik, Chicago, 3 wins; Francois Torney, Ames, 3 wins; Division 4: Andrew Boody, Waterloo, 4 wins; Cameron Watts, Cedar Rapids, 3 wins; Robert Boody, Waterloo, 3 wins. Maryland OpenMay 27-28Baltimore, MD ZHAONIAN CHEN REPEATS AS MD OPEN CHAMP: Zhaonian Chen 8d topped the 33rd annual Maryland Open, edging out 2nd-place Eric Lui 7d and 3rd-place Zhi Yuan Liu 7d on tie-break (all were 4-1). There were 73 participants, Sam Zimmerman was the TD and Keith Arnold organized. For the first time ever, the E-Journal broadcast all Board 1 games live on the IGS and the games were posted on the AGA website. Full Winner Report: A Section: 1st: Gregory Rosenblatt 4d (3-2); 2nd: Xue Han 5d (2-3); B Section: 1st: Ray Hunley 1d (4-1); 2nd: Bill Fung 2d (3-2); C Section: 1st: Wei Mao 2k (4-1); D Section: 1st: Neil Bernardo 3k (4-1); 2nd: Robert Ferguson 3k (3-2); E Section: 1st: Jeffrey Choe 5k (4-1); 2nd: Sudhir Vel 5k (4-1); 3rd: Peter Zhang 5k (4-1); 4th: Wayne-Keith Leung 5k (4-1) (there were 11 5-kyus; the most players at one rank in Maryland Open history); F Section: 1st: Joseph Craig 7k (4-1); 2nd: John Gipson 6k (3-2); 3rd: Gregory Lysko 9k (3-2); G Section: 1st: Mathew Harding 18k (5-0); 2nd: Yu Jen Teng 11k (4-1) ; H Section: 1st: Joel Wooldridge 21k (5-0); 2nd: Isaac Craig 25k (4-1); Gregory Lefler Award (for the club bringing the most players to the tournament): Empty Sky Go Club of Rochester, NY; Fighting Spirit Prize: Sal Gionfriddo 3d, for going 2-3 using the "Stanley Style" Fuseki. Oregon Go OpenMay 27Corvallis, OR BROWNELL TOPS OREGON OPEN: Landon Brownell 7d took top honors in the May 27 Oregon Go Open in Corvallis, OR. “We had a great turnout with 32 people ranging from 30k up to 7d this year, including five of the top eight players in Oregon!” reports TD Josh Gum. Cash prizes were awarded in Dan, Single-digit Kyu, and Double-digit Kyu divisions, and go lessons donated by Cornel Burzo were also awarded to the Dan winner and the Double-digit Kyu winner “which made for a very nice addition to the prize money,” says Gum. “Many thanks to Akane Negishi for helping to set that up.”Winners Report: Dan Section: 1st: Landon Brownell 7d (3-0), 2nd: Masaya Tsukamoto 2d (3-0), 3rd: Zhe Fu 4d (2-1), Jim Levenick 2d (2-1); Single-digit Kyu Section: 1st: Akane Negishi 1k (3-0), Peter Drake 8k (3-0), Jonathan Geharkin 1k (2-1), Bob O'Malley 2k (2-1), Clark Brooks 3k (2-1), Paul Halpern 6k (2-1); Double-digit Kyu Section: 1st: Hongda Jiang 10k (3-0), Robert Taylor 14k (2-1), Sam Levenick 17k (2-1), Scott Card 17k (2-1), Fernando Medina 19k (2-1). Zoot Suit Alors!June 3Chicago, IL ALLARD TOP ZOOT SUIT IN CHI: Jean Allard 2d took top honors in the June 3 Zoot Suit Alors! Tourney in Chicago, IL, which drew 35 players. “Since this was the 100th birthday of Josephine Baker, and we had two new players from France, it's fitting that one of them came in first,” reports TD Bob Barber, who notes that Allard was the only one to defeat young Will Zhou 5d, “and that by three points.” Barber adds that the top winners in the kyu section, Laura Kolb and Lee Huynh “are infamous in Chicago for rising in the ranks so quickly; they assist in the E-Journal’s Shodan Challenge, and may soon be shodan themselves.” Finally, Barber reports, “One third of our players (and one third of our winners) are students of our resident pro, Huang Liping.” Winner’s Report: 1st Place Dan: ALLARD, Jean 2d; Tie 1st Place Low Kyu: KOLB, Laura 4k, HUYNH, Lee 4k; 1st Place Mid Kyu: DUDZIK, Andrew 15k; 1st Place High Kyu: PAI, Daniel 30k; 2nd Place High Kyu: LI, Arthur 29k. DC-Rockville Team TourneyJune 9Washington, DC DC PREVAILS AGAIN: “The unstoppable GWGCers trounced the Rockville Club Friday night 11 to 6,” reports Greater Washington (DC) Go Club organizer Hal Small 3d. Watch for the full results in an upcoming E-Journal. The next DC-area club tournament match will be July 14 and Small says “We hope to keep this a monthly event, every 2nd Friday of the month, excluding August, although we may try for a larger Club Team tournament as part of the Congress.” Davis/Sacramento Summer TournamentJune 10Sacramento, CA ZHANGS DOMINATE DAVIS/SAC SUMMER TOURNEY: Tony, Joy and Sammy Zhang dominated the June 10 Davis/Sacramento Summer Tournament. Three of the five players with perfect records came from the Bay Area’s Zhang family: Tony Zhang 3d, Joy Zhang 10k, and Sammy Zhang 25k. Other perfect 4-0 records were Xi Yuanxin 2d and Jeff Newmiller 1k. Twenty-two people from as far away as Palo Alto (150 miles) came to play at the Arcade Library in Sacramento, one of the largest turnouts yet, especially considering that there are no prizes at this tourney. Carl Hopkins directed. Check the website – www.usgo.org -- for a photo. Winner’s Report: First place: Tony Zhang; Second place (tied): Jeff Newmiller and Yuanxin Xi. - reported by Lawrence Ku, EJ West Coast Bureau Reporter Virginia OpenJune 17Richmond, VA HESTNES & MCCALL TOP VA OPEN: Odie Hestnes 3k and Greg McCall 10k won all four of their games to top the Virginia Open on June 17. Winning three games were Xinmu Tan 4d, Philip London 5k, and William Larkin 12k. "Twenty-one players met in the pleasant surroundings of the Celebration Room at the John Rolf Ukrop's in Richmond, VA," reports organizer Bill Cobb. Chuck Robbins 4d directed; prizes were provided by Slate & Shell. Late Spring TournamentJune 17Tacoma, WA CHOE WINS TACOMA TOURNEY: Solomon Choe took first place in the Tacoma Go Club's "Late Spring" tournament on June 17 in Tacoma, WA. "With only 10 players, attendance was the lowest in recent years, probably because of schedule conflicts such as the North American Masters, and the fact that some of our regulars had to be out of town," reports organizer Mike Malveaux. "Those who did make it, enjoyed four rounds of fellowship in go, including high handicaps, astounding mid-game territory swaps, at least one epic ko fight, and at least one half-point margin of victory." Winner's Report: 1st: Solomon Choe (3-1); 2nd: Gordon Castanza (3-1); 3rd: Chunlei Dong. Dong Ma, Mike Malveaux, and Tim Woodcock all won 2 of 4 games, Dennis Wheeler and Gary Metcalf each scored 1 win and Chergai Castanza and Monica Malveaux also scored 1 win apiece, to tie for the Youth Prize. Full results and a few photos will be posted at www.hilltopgo.com by next weekend. "Tacoma tournament organizers would like to know if it makes sense to hold a tournament in Chehalis next winter or spring, so a bunch of Oregon and Washington players could meet face-to-face," says Malveaux. "There are relatively large populations of go players near Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. The town of Chehalis, WA, is about 90 miles north of Portland, and 90 miles south of Seattle. Chehalis is right on Interstate 5, and is served by Amtrak and Greyhound." Send feedback to chehalis@hilltopgo.com Youth Team TourneyJune 18Boulder, CO BOULDER KID'S CLUB HOLDS TEAM TOURNEY: The Boulder Kids and Teens Go Club held their first team tournament on Sunday June 18, reports local organizer Paul Barchilon. "We modeled it on the Hikaru no Go manga, with a first, second and third chair in each team," says Barchilon. "We further stipulated that each team had to have a total combined kyu rank of around 50. That way, even the new kids were able to join in the fun." Nine teams of three kids each competed in the team section, and there was also an individual section; all told, 29 kids competed. The winning team was comprised of Jessica Lin, Sang Lee, and Justin Pappas. Victor Li and Ben Alpert took first and second in the individual section. Upper Valley Go Club Handicap TournamentJune 24Hanover, NH SCHUMER VICTORIOUS IN UPPER VALLEY TOURNAMENT: Peter Schumer 2k took top honors in the June 24 Upper Valley Go Club Handicap Tournament. Sponsored by the Upper Valley Go Club in Hanover, NH, the tourney drew 12 players. "It was a small but hotly contested tournament," reports organizer and TD Jing Wei Lim, "with four players winning 3 out of 4 games." Lim adds that special mention should go to three new members of the AGA, Mi Shi 9k, Henry Danaher 11k and Kyle Wesson 20k, who all performed well in their first go tournament ever. Winner Report: 1st Place: SCHUMER, Peter 2k; 2nd Place: ROBBINS, Charles G 4d; 3rd Place: HENZEL, H Alexander 5k. Masters (NAMT) B LeagueJuly 8ZHAONIAN CHEN TOPS MASTERS B-LEAGUE: Zhaonian Chen beat Jung Hoon Lee to advance to the A League in the Masters last Saturday, July 8. Chen joins Jie Li, Thomas Hsiang, Feng Yun 9P, Mingjiu Jiang 7P, Yang Yilun 7P, Lin Xue Fen 1P, and Yang Hui Ren 1P in the A League. Play will start soon; watch for game details in the E-Journal. Baduk on the BeachJuly 8Chicago, IL JIN CHEN WINS CHI BEACH BADUK TOURNEY: Jin Chen 6d from Michigan took top honors in Chicago's first "Baduk on the Beach" tournament on Saturday, July 8. "Nothing quite beats playing go outdoors at the beach on a perfect day!" reports organizer Jason Allen of the Lakeview Go Club, who was running his club's first tourney. "Special thanks to Mark Rubenstein of the Evanston Go Club who lent us the equipment, and Bob Barber, who provided his years of experience running tournaments in Chicago." Adds Allen, "Because of the great response, I have decided to run another beach tournament before autumn kicks in." Winner's Report: Undefeated in the dan division, Jin Chen 6d from Michigan, in the single digit kyu division, David Grenier 4k of Chicago, and in the double digit kyu division, Irissa Everett 25k also of Chicago. Honorable mentions go to Bogdan Dobrescu 4d and Laura Kolb 4k, who went 4-1 and 3-2 respectively. DC-Rockville Team TourneyJuly 14Washington, DC DC ROCKS ROCKVILLE: The Greater Washington Go Club prevailed over the Rockville Go Club in last Friday’s Team Tourney. “The valuable fan remains in our possession,” brags GWGC captain Haskell Small, “while the second-placers received an equally valuable prize of a box of animal crackers.” Complete results: Lars Peterson (GWGC) beat Lu Hang (Rockville) twice; Neil Bernardo (Rockville) beat Tianren Tan (GWGC); Betsy Small (GWGC) beat Craig Anderson (Rockville); Trevor Morris (GWGC) beat Juan Pablo (Rockville); Haskell Small (GWGC) beat Woody Tan (Rockville); Todd Heidenreich (Rockville) beat Betsy Small (GWGC); Rob Fielding (GWGC) beat Zaheer Valivullah (Rockville). Kalamazoo TournamentJuly 15Kalamazoo, MI ROMMEL WINS IN KALAMAZOO: Bob Rommel 2d won the Kalamazoo tournament on July 15 in Kalamazoo, MI, topping a 15-player field. “Bob Rommel played a powerful tournament with decisive games and was a deserving winner,” reports organizer Benjamin Schooley. “This was also a notable tournament for Kalamazoo's own Drew Rushton who has been experiencing some mixed tournaments results recently.” Schooley was pleased that the event attracted three dan-level players participate, including a 5 dan, a significant increase over previous events. “I am considering changing the format of the tournament somewhat, something along the lines of a bottom-half handicap section for mid-kyu players and purely nigiri section for high-kyu and dan-level players,” says Schooley. Winner’s Report: 1st: Bob Rommel, 2d, 4-0; 2nd: Drew Rushton, 9k, 4-1; 3rd: Nick White, 13k, 4-2. Congress Tune-Up TournamentJuly 22Arlington, VA UPSETS RULE IN NOVA TOURNEY: Upsets abounded in last weekend’s NOVA Congress Tune-Up Tournament. Xinmu Tan, 4d upset both Yuan Zhou 8d and Trevor Morris 6d in the regular tournament, while Keiju and Yukino Takehara, with a combined rank of 13k, upset the 1d team of Trevor Morris and Karen Gold in the Pair Go section. Forty-one players participated in the NOVA Congress Tune-up tournament on Saturday, July 22. Of these, four pairs played in the pair go section for two rounds, then joined the main tournament. “Our longest distance visitor was Mehnet Bersbey, from Turkey!” reports Allan Abramson. Winner’s Report: First place, Xinmu Tan 4d, 4-0; James Wu 1d 3-1; Philip London 5k 4-0; Ching-Sung Chin 6k 3-1; Nathan Schmitz 14k 4-0; Jon Grantham 19k 3-1 Melody Chao 31k 4-0. Second place, Scott Waldron 3d 3-1; Tianren Tan 1k 2-2; Mehnet Bersbey 2k 3-1; Sudhir Vel 3k 3-1; Stephen Tung 8k 2-2; Jennifer Lin 14k 3-1; Yukino Takehara 19k 2-0 Bill Strider 27k 2-2. Pair Go: first place, Keiju and Yukino Takehara. Iowa CupJuly 22Iowa City, IA CYCLONES SWEEP IOWA CUP AGAIN: The Cyclone Go Club kept the Iowa Cup in Ames in the July 22 tournament in Iowa City. The Cyclones, based in Ames, fielded nine players who accumulated 16 1/5 points. The Cedar Rapids Go Club brought six players and earned 8 points. The Fairfield Go Club had three players and scored 5 points. A single Waterloo Go Club player earned 1 point. The overall individual tournament winner was Han Hong Lu (2k, Fairfield, 4 wins); he received the kaya table board donated by Andras Kristof. Ian Barnard (19k, Ames, 4 wins) received the second prize, a set of Yunzi go stones, bowls and carrying case, also donated by Andras Kristof. Among the runner-ups were Jitzhou Chen (11k, Ames, 3 wins), Zaida Marreno (25k, Ames, 2 ½ wins), Francois Torney (17k, Ames, 2 wins), Matt Pinkston (11k, Cedar Rapids, 2 wins), Ramon Mercado (16k, Ames, 2 wins) and Jacob Uptain (8k, Cedar Rapids, 2 wins). Prizes for winning players were books donated by Slate and Shell, or cash. Three new members joined the AGA on the day of the tournament. Northern California OpenJuly 29-30San Francisco, CA CHENG WINS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OPEN: Michael Cheng 5d won last weekend’s Northern California Open, one of the largest tournaments in the Bay Area. Held in San Francisco’s Japantown, the mixture of go players skewed young this year, with just a third of the 44 players adults. Seven of the participants played as 4 dan, making a third of the players 4d or above. Also of note was that only two players -- Hugh Zhang and Kevin Liu -- managed to win all five of their games. Ernest Brown directed. Winner’s Report: 5D+ Division: 1st: Michael Cheng 5d; 2nd: Ned Phipps 7d; 3rd: Reid Augustin 5d; 1D-4D Division: 1st: Lawrence Ku 4d; 2nd: Charles Lo 4d; 3rd: Eric Branlund 1d; 1K-5K Division: 1st: Hugh Zhang 1k; 2nd: Willis Liu 3k; 3rd: Lindin Chiu 3k; 6K-30K Division: 1st: Kevin Liu 10k; 2nd: Jacklyn Yen 21k; 3rd: Henry Zhang 15k. - reported by Lawrence Ku, special EJ West Coast correspondent US Go CongressAugust 12-20Black Mountain, NC Ing Cup Invitational (11th): 1st: ZhaoNian Chen 8D; 2ND: Yongfei Ge 8d; 3rd: Lie Li 9d; 4th: Yuan Zhou 7d; 5th: Lianzhou Yu 7d. See Page X for full report, photos & more. 2006 US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 1ST: Andy Liu; 2ND: Mingjiu Jiang; 3RD: Seung Hyun Hong; 4TH: Curtis Tang; 5TH: Zhaonian Chen. 6D: 1st: Shunichi Hyodo; 2nd: Jin Chen; 3rd: Jason Gu; 4th: Xin Zhou. 5D: 1st: Jack Yang; 2nd: Lionel Zhang; 3rd: Jack Shih; 4th: Juan Pablo Quizon. 4D: 1st: Calvin Sun; 2nd: XinMu Tan; hen; 4th: Yuki Kato. 3D: 1st: Jeff Shaevel; 2nd: Gary Shen; 3rd: Jia Yu; 4th: Hiroshi Yuyama. 2D: 1st: Zhongxia Zhao; 2nd: Hank Cheng; 3rd: Tom Xu; 4th: Patrick Lung. 1D: 1ST: Chance Reimer; 2ND: Jared Beck; 3RD: Peter Hansmeier; 4TH: Kristen Burrall. 1K: 1st: Josh Larson; 2nd: Dave Frankel; 3rd: Yoshitomo Nakata; 4th: Tianren Tan. 2K: 1st: Odie Hestness; 2nd: James Payette; 3rd: Mehmet Barsby; 4th: Timothy Huang. 3K: 1st: Glenn Peters; 2nd: Daniel Jaqua; 3rd: Daniel Poore; 4th: Jonathon Hop. 4K: 1st: Andrew Okun; 2nd: Arnold Eudell; 3rd: Ryan Grant; 4th: Jin Bai Kim. 5K: 1st: Peter Nassar; 2nd: John Moore; 3rd: Todd Blatt; 4th: Leonard Baum. 6K: 1st: Michael Dougherty; 2nd: Nickolas Blake; 3rd: Mike Malveaux; 4th: Alexandre Burrall. 8K: 1st: Wiseley Zhang; 2nd: Sheehan Hsu; 3rd: Nicholas Trieu; 4th: Paul Siegel. 9-10K: 1st: Jaron Li; 2nd: Mark Fraser; 3rd: Eileen Hlavka; 4th: David Rohde. 11-12K: 1st: Jason Preuss; 2nd: Ryan Wang; 3rd: Dennis Wheeler; 4th: Julie Burrall. 13-15K: 1st: Andrew Shang; 2nd: Peter Ye; 3rd: Vincent Dimattia; 4th: Quynh Vo. 16-18K: 1st: Chris Hlavka; 2nd: Tiffany Wu; 3rd: Kenneth Luther; 4th: Eric Wu. 19-22K: 1st: Wen Jie Reese; 2nd: Natsuki Nogaki; 3rd: Angela Pham; 4th: Martin Mathew. 23-35K: 1st: John Wang; 2nd: Stephanie Xu; 3rd: Linda Li; 4th: Grace Louise Phillips. HARD CORE: A Section: 1st: Eric Lui; 2nd: Christopher Kiguchi; 3rd: Jonathan Buss. B Section: 1st: Kevin Shang; 2nd: Jasmine Yan; 3rd: William Cushing. C Section: 1st: Daniel Poore; 2nd: James M. Pickett; 3rd; Bernard Braun. D Section: 1st: Jaron Li; 2nd: Nelson Hua; 3rd: David Rohde. E Section: 1st: Kenneth Luther; 2nd: Liam Royce; 3rd: David E. Whiteside. MIDNIGHT MADNESS: 1st: Peter Hansmeier; 2nd: Andrew Briscoe; 3rd: Justin Chiang. SELF PAIRED: Hurricane: Bill Phillips, Sudhir Vel (tie); Champion: Sudhir Vel; Dan Killer: Sudhir Vel; Kyu Killer: Harold Lloyd, Horst Sudhoff (tie); Grasshopper: Sean Langlier; Straight Shooter: Bill Phillips; Dedicated: Horst Sudhoff; Sensei: Horst Sudhof; Faithful: Kory Stevens; Philanthropist: Horst Sudhoff, Martin Lebl (tie); Optimist: David Armstrong. REDMOND CUP Senior: Curtis Tang; Junior: Calvin Sun YOUTH HANDICAP: UPPER DAN: 1st: Eric Lui; 2nd: Curtis Tang; 3rd; Lawrence Ku. LOWER DAN: 1st: Zhongxia Zhao; 2nd: Patrick Lung; 3rd: Peter Zhang UPPER KYU: 1st: Maria Ma; 2nd: Sudhir Vel; 3rd: Nicholas Trieu. LOWER KYU: 1st: Eric Wu; 2nd: Yukino Takehara; 3rd: Michael Sun. YOUTH 9X9: Table 1: Zhongxia Zhao; Table 2: Yange Xu; Table 3: Yukino Takehara. YOUTH 13X13: Table 1: Kevin Shang; Table 2: Andrew Shang; Table 3: Yukino Takehara. YOUTH LIGHTNING: Table 1: Tianren Tan; Table 2: Keiju Takehara; Table 3: Andrew Shang; Table 4: Tiffany Wu; Table 5: John Wang. LIGHTNING: (Dan): Zhongxia Zhao; (Kyu): Jaron Li 9x9 (Dan): Landon Brownell; (Kyu): Julie Burrall 13x13: 1st: Sheehan Hsu; 2nd: Tom Xu SONG AND POETRY: 1st: Keith Arnold; 2nd: Bob Felice; 3rd; David Armstrong. DC-Rockville Team TourneySeptember 9Washington, DC DC PREVAILS IN LATEST CLUB CONTEST: The Washington (DC) go club remains undefeated in the 4th Rockville Go & Chess Group vs. Greater Washington Go Club Inter-Club Team Match, beating the Rockville (MD) club 7-5 Friday night at the Rockville Pump House Community Center. Complete results: T Morris 6d (DC) defeated JP Quizon 5d (RGCG); M Peterson 5k (DC) defeated T Heidenreich 5k (RGCG); C Grant 8k (DC) defeated C Anderson 10k (RGCG) twice; B Small 14k (DC) defeated M Ponder 20k (RGCG); K Gold 5k (DC) defeated L Hang 2k (RGCG); B. Small 14k (DC) defeated H Huang 25k (RGCG); K Yunokawa 3d (RGCG) defeated H. Small (DC); N Bernardo 1d (RGCG) defeated K Koester (DC); Z Valivullah 17k (RGCG) defeated E Havens 9k (DC); N Klinger 18k (RGCG) defeated M Edey 10k (DC); T Heidenreich 5k (RGCG) defeated C Grant 8k (DC). The next match will be held at the Greater Washington Go Club in Bethesda on Friday, October 13. Davis/Sacramento QuarterlySeptember 16Davis/Sacramento CA XI AND PFAFF WIN DAVIS/SACRAMENTO QUARTERLY: Xi Yuanxin 2d and Jason Pfaff 6k won their divisions in the September 16 Davis/Sacramento Fall Tournament. Eight players participated in this event, held at the Yolo County Library and directed by Willard Haynes. Winner's Report: Xi, Yuanxin 2d 3-1; Pfaff, Jason 6k 3-1. - reported by Lawrence Ku In Cold Blood TournamentSeptember 30Chicago, IL WILL ZHOU TOPS CHI TOURNEY: Will Zhou 6d won top honors in the September 30 "In Cold Blood" tournament in Chicago, IL. Shodan Challenge Coordinators Laura Kolb and Lee Huynh provided strong evidence of the power of the Challenge by tying for second place in their division (find out more about the Challenge at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=583902553920). There were 33 players; Bob Barber was TD. Full Winner's Report: 1st Place Dan: ZHOU, Will 6d; 1st Place Low Kyu: ALLEN, Jason 3k (self-promoted 6 ranks and still won all his games); Tie 2nd Place Low Kyu: KOLB, Laura 3k & HUYNH, Lee 3k (Shodan Challenge Coordinators); 1st Place Mid Kyu: LIOTARD, Herve 11K ; 1st Place High Kyu: MAI, Barry 26K - reported by Bob Barber Princeton Fall Self-PairedOctober 8Princeton, NJ HUANG & AN MOST-IMPROVED IN PRINCETON TOURNEY: Sean Huang and Terence An won Most-Improved at the October 8 Princeton Fall Self-Paired tourney, which 29 players who completed 54 rated games. There were no prizes, but Sean Huang gained 8.9 stones from his -32.3 rating to finish at -23.3, while Terence An gained 8.6 stones to move from -16.7 to -8.1, winning both Most-Improved status. "The Huang family name was well-represented," says organizer Rick Mott, "with eight kids: Sean, Michael, Joanne, Barbara, Diana, Daren, Edric, and Andrew." Zhaonian Chen 8d, winner of the last two New Jersey Open tournaments, stopped by on the way to his NAMT game to offer commentary and play some unrated games with Princeton club members. "Incidentally," Mott notes, "I think this may be the first tournament in the history of the AGA to start exactly on time." A photo on the AGA website documents the historic moment, with a clock in background showing 3 seconds before 9AM. Finally, five new members joined the AGA at the tournament, including a visitor from France, Benoit Monin, and five youth members who renewed their memberships. DC-Rockville Team TourneyOctober 13Washington, DC DC EDGES OUT ROCKVILLE IN INTERCLUB MATCH: The Greater Washington Go Club edged out the Rockville (MD) go club, 6-5, in the latest inter-club match, held on October 13. "Friday the 13th came down hard on Rockville," bragged GWGC organizer Hal Small. "The valuable fan teetered back and forth in the final match-deciding game between Marion Edey and Ken Zheng." Full results: Todd Heidenreich (Rockville) beat John Lancaster; Gene Feltner (GWGC) beat Kaname Yunokawa; Horacio Blumenthal (GWGC) beat Neil Bernardo; Jan Pablo Quizon (Rockville) beat Haskell Small; Zaheer Valivullah (Rockville) beat Marion Edey; Francis (Rockville) beat Ken Koester; John Lancaster (GWGC) beat Neil Bernardo; Haskell Small (GWGC) beat Kanabe Yunokawa; Betsy Small (GWGC) beat Ken Zeng; Jan Pablo Quizon (Rockville) beat Horacio Blumenthal; Marion Edey (GWGC) beat Ken Zeng. The inter-club event continues next month in Rockville on November 10. Rocky Mountain Fall Go TournamentOctober 14Westminster, CO YU WINS MILE HIGH FALL TOURNEY: Erwin Yu won the Rocky Mountain Fall Go Tournament October 14 in Westminster, CO. 41 players competed, including 13 youth players. Second place went to 11-year-old Kellin Pelrine, who lost in the finals to Yu. Pelrine "will turn 12 in December and has only been playing for 14 months," reports organizer David Weiss. "He should be an AGA 4 dan after the new ratings are out." In the B division, the winner was Jim Michali; second-place winner was Dave Johnson. Cotsen OpenOctober 28-29Los Angeles, LA JONG IL JEONG UPSETS LI IN COTSEN: Jong Il Jeong 8d edged out defending champion Jie Li 9d to win the 2006 Cotsen Open in Los Angeles, CA yesterday. Jeong, who lost to Li in the 3rd round, beat Lu Wang 8d who went on to defeat Li by a single point in the final round. Tournament sponsor Eric Cotsen, who called the record 140-player turnout “awesome,” said he was especially pleased to see so many of the players arrive early Sunday morning to watch Yilun Yang 7P play a pro-pro demonstration game online with Chinese pro Chang Hao 9P. This game was broadcast live online on IGS, and all five Board 1 games were simulcast live by the E-Journal on both IGS and KGS, with combined viewerships of well over 400 worldwide. Live online commentary was provided by Thomas Hsiang 7d of Rochester, Cornel Burzo 8d of Romania and Phil Waldron 6d of Canada. 2006 COTSEN OPEN RESULTS: Open: 1st ($1000) Jong Il Jeong; 2nd ($500) Jie Li; 3rd ($250) Dae Hyuk "Danny" Ko; 4th ($125) Lu "Jeffrey" Wang; 5th ($75) Soo Ihl Ha; 6th ($50) Rui Wang. Section A 4d-5d: 1st ($500) Calvin Sun 5d; 2nd ($250) Cherry Shen 5d; 3rd ($125) Norman Tsai 5d. Section B 1d-3d: 1st ($400) Haibo Zhou 2d; 2nd ($200) Ryan Downing 1d; 3rd ($100) Jonathan Brown 1d. Section C 1k-3k: 1st ($300) Matt Greenberg 2k; 2nd ($150) Andrew Okun 3k; 3rd ($75) Wai-to Char 1k. Section D 4k-8k: 1st ($200) Preston Hutchins 7k; 2nd ($100) Chris Burg 4k; 3rd ($60) Charles Slater 5k. Section E 9k-14k: 1st ($100) Donald Cram 12k; 2nd ($80) Shawn Blue 10k; 3rd ($50) Jerry Shen 10k. Section F 15k-22k: 1st ($80) Tim Rogers 16k; 2nd ($60) Aaron Thomas 15k; 3rd ($40) Lawrence Gross 17k. Section G 23k-35k: 1st ($60) Royce Chen 30k; 2nd ($40) Vincent Yue 24k; 3rd ($30) Pauline Chen 25k. Go clubs: 1st lub. Best computer software ($250) SlugGo. Most Improved: Cherry Shen. Many thanks to tournament sponsor Eric Cotsen and Open staff Casie Rizer and Chris Hayashida for their hospitality and support of the EJ staff. Pumpkin ClassicOctober 28Arlington, VA DANIEL CHOU TAKES THE PUMPKIN: Daniel Chou 5d took top honors in Saturday’s NoVa Pumpkin Classic in Arlington, VA. A record 52 players, some from as far away as Pittsburg, were on hand for the annual scramble for pumpkins and gourds at NOVA-GMU. “In spite of a computer crash, all four rounds finished relatively on time,” reports TD Allan Abramson. “Seven players 5d and above clashed in the top section,” says Abramson. “Local sensei Yuan Zhou 7d was upset not just once, but twice, by Daniel Chou and Keith Arnold.” Winners Report: First place: Daniel Chou 5d, 3-1; Odie Hestnes 1d, 3-1; John Moore 3k, 4-0; Bob Ehrlich 6k, 2-2; John Greiner 7k, 3-0 and Nathan Schmitz 8k, (tied at 3-1); Bob Bacon 9k, 4-0; Kevin Chin 15k, 4-0; Tom Carlson 16k and Hanwei Yin 17k and Yukino Takehara 17k, (all tied at 2-2); Vi Cao 21k, 3-1. Second place: Kwo-Ping Ho 6d, 3-1; Tianren Tan 1d, 3-1; Robert Ferguson 1k and Max Peterson 5k, (tied at 3-1); Ching-Sung Chin 6k, 2-2; Craig Nelson 8k, 2-2; Samantha Fede 9k, 2-2; Kabe Chin 10k, 2-2; Melody Chao 30k, 2-1. Special achievement in third place: George Wang, 4d, 3-1. ING Youth TournamentOctober 28-29Sunnyvale, CA CALVIN LEE TOPS 9TH ING YOUTH TOURNAMENT: Mission San Jose High School's Calvin Lee 5d won last weekend’s all-youth ING Youth Tournament sponsored by the ING Goe Foundation in Sunnyvale, California. 124 kids from as far away as Sacramento attended the tournament, directed by Mingjiu Jiang and Reid Augustin. Division winners: 19X19 (70 players): 3d-5d (Open): Calvin Lee; 1d-2d: Justin Shieh; 1k-6k: Eric Su; 7k-12k: Yuhun Yang; 13k-21k: Jason Xie; 22k-25k: Samuel Liu; 26k-29k (A): Daniel Liu; 26k-29k (B): Ian Huang; 26k-29k (C): Tiantong Qin 13X13: (54 players): A: Ashley Su; B: Curtis Tekell; C: Justin Fang; D: Alex Fang; E: Benson Lin; F: Wesley Yang; G: Wilson Zhang. - reported by Lawrence Ku, E-Journal West Coast Bureau Correspondent Iwamoto Memorial TournamentNovember 5New York, NY LIU & LOCKHART RULE IN NYC IWAMOTO TOURNEY: Xiliang Liu 7d and Will Lockhart 2d took top honors on Sunday at the New York Go Center's Iwamoto Memorial Tournament, sponsored by Toyota North America. Saul Lapidus 1d, Yang Xu 2d, Benjamin Lockhart 2d, Edward Galliard 3k, Marshall Powers 5k, Thomas Fiorillo 19k, Goce Janceski 22k and Edric Huang 13k also won prizes. Directed by Paul Matthews, the field included 38 participants. The AccelRat pairing system used results from each round to pair players according to their actual strength. Matthews employed the "bonus overtime" system (also known as Fischer overtime), which was new to many participants. Each player began with only ten minutes, but earned twenty seconds for each move, so that players who finish quickly often wind up with twice as much time on their clock as when they began. The tournament was the first of a series of efforts to revive the club, where several recent changes have occurred. Newly-elected NYGC President Paul Anderson told participants, "My friend Mr. Iwamoto intended this to be a place for go players from all cultures to come together, not only a place to play go, but a place of cultural understanding. We want to make Mr. Iwamoto's dream a reality." - reported by Roy Laird 3k Sarasota Self Paired TournamentNovember 5Sarasota, FL MICSA & CIUICA TOP SARASOTA TOURNEY: Dan Micsa 4d and Gelu Ciuica 3d topped the Sarasota self paired tournament on November 5, the first Florida tourney in three years. "A record number of 27 go players showed up," reports organizer Dan Moise, adding that "the majority of participants are new AGA members." 62 games were played in eight hours; Larry Rabinowicz and Karsten Henckell co-directed and Shanon Moore assisted TD Dan Moise. Winner's Report: Dan Micsa 4d and Gelu Ciuica 3d (both with perfect 3-0 records) both formerly of Romania, "now members of the new family of go players in Florida." Other best results: Wong Chi 5k, 5-0 (Miami Go Club), Barton Lipofski 11k, 4-0 (Space Coast Area Go Association), Ted Bussman 17k, 5-1 (Sarasota Go Club), Joshua Lee 5k, 5-1 (Orlando) and Fu Ming Gong 2d, 3-1 (Sarasota Go Club). Coral Moore 11k, 13 years old, from Sarasota received the "youngest go player of the tournament" prize. AGA Volunteer Coordinator Kevin Purvis 1k won a special prize for "Go endurance" for driving 250 miles from Miami to get to the tournament. DC-Rockville Team TourneyNovember 10Washington, DC DC WALLOPS ROCKVILLE 10-2: In the latest monthly club match in the metro Washington (DC) area, the Greater Washington Go Club trounced the long-suffering Rockville Go Club, racking up a lopsided victory of 10 wins to 2 losses. "Thanks to all for making the monthly GWGC-RGCG go matches such a success and so much fun," said GWGC organizer Hal Small. An anonymous but well-placed EJ source claims that the source of Rockville's woes is related to the number of handicap stones their players give to the DC players. Winner's Report: Trevor Morris 7d (GWGC) defeated Juan Pablo Quizon 5d; Francis Meng 4d (RGCG) d. Hal Small 3d; Alfred Song 3d (GWGC) d. Kaname Yunokawa 3d; Ken Koester 2d (GWGC) d. Neil Bernardo, 1d; Jeffrey Chou 4k (RGCG) d. Gene Fellner 5k; Sam Lee 10k (GWGC) d. Todd Heidenreich 6k; Horatio Blumenfeld, 13k (GWGC) d. Mike Pak 6k; Ben Ontiveros 13k (GWGC) d. Ken Zeng 8k; Mike Brabowski 14k (GWGC) d. Ben Wang 15k; Marion Edey 10k (GWGC) d. Craig Anderson 10k; Marion Edey 10k (GWGC) d. Jeffrey Chou 4k; Gene Fellner 5k (GWGC) d. Juan Pablo Quizon 5d. Dote Memorial TournamentNovember 11-12San Francisco, CA LEAHY WINS DOTE MEMORIAL TOURNEY: Brian Leahy 2d won the top division in the Dote Memorial Tournament, held November 11-12 in San Francisco. Twenty-nine people attended the annual event, held in Japantown, with 13 dan players including a strong 5-dan visitor from Minnesota. William Fraser 5k won the upper kyu division, and Julie Burrall 10k won the lower kyu division. Started in 1999, this tournament is held in memorial of Dote Shinji, who helped many aspiring go players improve their game. Steve Burrall directed. WINNER’S REPORT: Dan Division: 1st place: Brian Leahy 2d; 2nd: Zhini Zhang 1d; 3rd: Nick Jhirad 5d, YangYang Shi 4d; Upper Kyu Division: 1st place: William Fraser 5k; 2nd: Ken Knowles 5k; 3rd: Colin Rognlie 6k; Lower Kyu Division: 1st place: Julie Burrall 10k; 2nd: Jacklyn Yen 19k; 3rd: Roger Schrag 10. - Reported by Lawrence Ku, West Coast E-Journal Reporter Tacoma Fall TournamentNovember 11Tacoma, WA STRINGFELLOW WINS TACOMA TOURNEY: Steve Stringfellow won the November 11 Tacoma (WA) Fall Tournament. “Twenty-two players turned out on Armistice Day in Tacoma,” reports Tournament Director Mike Malveaux, “which opened with a stirring remembrance of soldiers, their families and their sacrifices, given by veteran Gordon Castanza, Ph.D., President of the Tacoma Go Club and Western Region Board member of the AGA.” The tournament was held in Commencement Bay Coffee’s back room, and after the first round, players lunched in Commencement’s café. After the 3-round tournament ended, prizes – provided by Slate and Shell, Samarkand, Yutopian, and Yunnan Arts -- were awarded to all 2-game winners. Winner’s Report: 4-6d: 1st: Steve STRINGFELLOW; 2nd: OH Jung-Il; 3rd: CHUNG Un-Sik. 4k-2d: 1st: Tyler SELLON; 2nd: Solomon CHOE; 3rd: Jaime KASZYNSKI. 8-12k: 1st: Dennis WHEELER; 2nd: George SCHMITTEN; 3rd: Brian ALLEN/Stephen L. JONES (tie). 17-26k: 1st: Gordon CASTANZA; 2nd: Megan SYVERSON; 3rd: Derrick HOCHSTATTER. Best Result, Youth under 12: Kevin BURTON. Fighting Spirit, Youth under 12: Tai NGUYEN. Farthest Traveler: Sebastian MORGAN (Bothell, WA). University of Maryland Baltimore County TournamentNovember 12Baltimore, MD WALDRON EDGES OUT TAN IN UMBC TOURNEY: Scott Waldron 3d topped the November 12 University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) tournament narrowly beating out Tianren Tan on tie breaks. Forty players turned out at the first tournament ever held at UMBC, and organizers now plan to host a semi-annual event each spring and fall. “Free pizza and bagels were provided,” reports Todd Blatt. Winner’s Report: Scott Waldron 3d and Tianren Tan 1d both went 3-1, tying for first in the top section, with Waldron winning on tie breaks. Kyu section winners were John Merritt 5k, Chris Chen 8k, Gennadiy Lemenev 10k, and Jon Grantham 19k. All 3-1 kyu players received books of their choice. Cash prizes were given to top finishers of top 3 sections. Syracuse Fall Ratings TournamentNovember 18Syracuse, NY EVERYONE WINS IN SYRACUSE TOURNEY: “Nineteen players came from as far away as Bennington, VT and Schenectady, NY to participate in the Fifth Semi-Annual Syracuse Go Ratings Tournament,” on November 18, reports local organizer Richard Moseson. “Peter Wynn arrived straight from his midnight job as a baker at a fine Italian restaurant, bringing with him loaves of specialty breads and gourmet dips -- he played one game and headed for bed. Bagels, cream cheese, cookies, brownies, and drinks were also provided at no cost to all participants. Seven students played in the tournament, five of them coming from Syracuse area schools that have after-school go programs.” Although no prizes were awarded for victories, Moseson reports that several players carried home door prizes, including go mugs, a ceramic goban drink coaster, a signed Japanese go fan, and "I Love Go" bumper stickers. Another tournament is planned for the spring. Te wo Tsunaide Pair Go TournamentDecember 2Denver, CO LIN & HOROWITZ WIN DENVER PAIR GO: Eleven-year-old Jessica Lin 5k and her partner Stu Horowitz 3d won the December 2 Te wo Tsunaide Pair Go Tournament in Denver, Colorado. The 2nd Annual Pair Go Tournament featured 4 rounds and 6 different prizes. Three pairs made it into the semi-finals: Lin and Horowitz ousted Jasmine Sailing 5k and Kent Evenson 3k, then defeated 2nd place pair Karen Jordan 5k and Bob Meyer 7k to win 1st place. Sailing and Evenson won one final game and received the Fighting Spirit award. See Youth Go below for Paul Barchilon's detailed report. Winner's Report: 1st: Jessica Lin/Stu Horowitz; 2nd: Karen Jordan/Bob Meyer. Fighting Spirit: Jasmine Sailing/Kent Evenson. High Kyu Award: Chris Butler 9k and 5-year-old Emily Butler 31k. Most in-Sync Pair Award: Katherine Lin 6k and Ben Alpert 5k. Outstanding Youth Pair Award: Aichan Tewahade 11k and Yaphet Tewahade 9k. Tewo Tsunaide '06 Organizer: Jasmine Sailing; Organizer/Director Assistant: Bruce Young; Pairings Director: Steve Shapland. Toyota Holiday Cup TournamentDecember 3New York, NY 1st: Andy Lui 8d; 2nd: Lindsay Coughtry 1k; 3rd : Christopher Vu 9k ; 4th : Ken Inoue 5d ; 5th: Zhuang Wan Mo 3d; 6th: Yutaka Iwagami 3k; 7th: Kevin Shang 1k; 8th: Andrew Shang 10k; 9th: Sam Tregor 6k; 10th: William Wood 8k; 11th: Michael Chan 20k; 12th: Michael Rodriguez 19k; 13th: Eugene Chen 21k. Suberi in VermontDecember 9Middlebury, VT LIHU BEN-EZRI RAVIN TOPS VT SUBERI: Lihu Ben-Ezri Ravin 14k won the December 9 Suberi in Vermont Go Tournament. "We had 20 players in all, a record turnout for a Vermont go tournament," reports organizer Peter Schumer. "And we signed up ten new AGA members, including nine youth memberships!" Winner's Report: 1st: Lihu Ben-Ezri Ravin 14k, 4-0; 2nd: Quentin Dombro 1k, 4-0; 3rd: Patrick Johnson 9k, 3-1. Honorable mentions to Jing WeiLim 4d, 3-0 and Nathaniel Wright 18k, 3-0. Philadelphia Fall OpenDecember 10Philadelphia, PA YOUNG RICKY ZHAO DEFENDS PHILLY TITLE: Twelve-year-old Zhongxia "Ricky" Zhao 3d swept all four rounds to repeat as Philadelphia Fall Open champion on Sunday, December 10. Hosted by the Penn Go Society, 27 participants turned out for the second-annual AGA-rated tournament at the University of Pennsylvania. The tournament featured four rounds of play, with three divisions in a full-handicapped Fischer time format event. Cash prizes and books from Slate & Shell were awarded for the top four division winners. "Our thanks to Slate & Shell for their continuing sponsorship of the Open," said Open organizer Peter Nassar. Winner's Report: Division I: 1st: Zhongxia "Ricky" Zhao 3d, 4-0; 2nd: Peter Straus 3d; 3rd: Jasmine Yan 1d; 4th: Cory Rim 2d. Division II: Andrew Huang 9k, 4-0; John Merritt 4k; David Kerkeslager 7k; Mead Walker 4k. Division III: Alexandra Norton 14k, 4-0; Jonathan Nyquist 10k; Timothy Coble 10k; James Snavely 12k. D/SGC Winter TournamentDecember 9Sacramento, CA LEAHY WINS DAVIS/SACRAMENTO QUARTERLY: Brian Leahy 2d won the upper division in the Davis/Sacramento Winter Quarterly Tournament, held December 9 in Sacramento. Twelve players attended from the Bay Area to the foothills. Karoline Burrall 6k won the lower division. Jeff Newmiller directed. WINNER'S REPORT: Division I: 1st place: Brian Leahy 2d; 2nd: Jeff Newmiller, 1k; 3rd: Steve Burrall, 5d, Division II: 1st place: Karoline Burrall, 6k; 2nd: Julie Burrall, 6k ; 3rd: Richard Simpson, 15k. Brer Foxx Memorial TournamentDecember 9Chicago, IL TEEN KUPON TOPS BRER FOXX IN CHI: High school student Austin Kupon 2d took top honors in the December 9 Brer Foxx Memorial Tournament in Chicago, Illinois. Two dozen players participated. "Kupon is still in high school," reports TD Bob Barber, "we expect great things of him. (Shodan Challenger Coordinator) Laura Kolb is challenging herself to be shodan by next Congress. This is the second time Herve Liotard is a winner; he took the money back to France to buy his parents Christmas presents. And our heartiest congrats go to Phil Wall, who won so that we wouldn't have to." Winner's Report: 1st Place Dan: KUPON, Austin 2d; 1st Place Low Kyu: KOLB, Laura 2k; 2nd Place Low Kyu: WALL, Philip 4k; 1st Place Mid Kyu: LIOTARD, Herve 9k. Iwamoto School Team TournamentDecember 10Seattle, WA HAMILTON WINS SEATTLE TEAM TOURNEY: With Luke Allen on Board 1, Hamilton International Middle School won the 5th Annual Iwamoto School Team Tournament at the Seattle Go Center on Sunday December 10. Ten teams gathered for the 4-round tournament, with a pizza break between the 1st and 2nd round. A Seattle public school, the Hamilton team included Noah Worton on the second board and Alex Chiles on the third board. Second place went to the Seattle Home Schoolers: Devin Crowley, Alex Engelberg, and Molly Engleberg. Third Place went to two teams from John Stanford International School, a public grade school. They were: Sonty Visuthikraisee, Beckett Arnold, Darius Olson, Soren Worton, Sadie Coffland, and Tyler Evans. All the players got prizes at the end of the tournament. - reported by Brian Allen, EJ Northwest Photographer Holiday HelperDecember 16Arlington, VA SMALL TOPS NOVA TOURNEY: Haskell Small 3d topped the 30-player field at the December 17 NoVa tournament in Arlington, VA. “We used pairing software that Chris Sira has been working on for a while,” reported tournament coordinator Mike Lash. “It seemed to do just fine and though there are always bugs to work out, with a small population it worked smoothly and pairings went up without a hitch. Thanks to Chris for bringing it to market!” WINNERS REPORT: Dan Section: Haskell Small (3-0); 1k-4k: (tie) Phillip London and Nick Hoover (4-0); 5k-6k (tie) Raymond Yeh and Ching-Sing Chin (3-1); 7k-9k: Keiiju Takehara (2-2); 15k-18k Kevin Chin (4-0); 30+k Melody Chao 2-1. Master’s Tournament (NAMT)December 19Seattle, WA JIE LI REPEATS AS MASTERS CHAMP: Capping a year of dramatic upsets, amateur Jie Li 9d went the full 3-round distance to defeat professional Feng Yun 9P in the third and final round of the 2006 Master's Tournament (NAMT) Tuesday in Seattle, WA to retain his title as Masters Champion. See Page X for full report, photos & more. |
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