The 1995 North American Masters
The first North American Masters Tournament was held in 1995. It was an historic event, as it was the first professional tournament held in North America as well as the first professional tournament conducted, in part, on the Internet.
Challenger Round
| Jiang | Yang | He | Cha | Kerwin | Kim | Wins | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Z. Jiang |
- | W+7 | W+R | B+R | B+R | W+R | 5 | 1 |
| Y. Yang |
X | - | W+1 | X | W+11 | W+R | 3 | - |
| X. He |
X | X | - | X | X | B+R | 1 | - |
 J. Cha |
X | B+1 | B+15 | - | W+R | B+R | 4 | 2 |
 J. Kerwin |
X | X | W+5 | X | - | X | 1 | - |
| J. Kim |
X | X | X | X | B+23 | - | 1 | - |
Flag indicates the country of professional certification.
Commented games
Commentary is available for some games:
- Zhujiu Jiang vs. Janice Kim (commentary by Jiang and Kim)
- James Kerwin vs. Zhujiu Jiang (commentary by Jiang)
- Jimmy Cha vs. James Kerwin (commentary and variations by Cha)
- Janice Kim vs. Jimmy Cha (commentary and variations by Cha)
- Yi-Lun Yang vs. Jimmy Cha (commentary and variations by Cha)
Title Match
The title match was played in Seattle, WA, at the 1995 Go Congress between the top two finishers in the the Challenger Round: Zhujiu Jiang and Jimmy Cha. In a best of three match, Zhujiu Jiang emerged victorious with a 2-1 record, making him the first North American Masters champion.
| Zhujiu Jiang |
X | B+R | W+R | 2 |
| Jimmy Cha |
B+R | X | X | 1 |
Tournament Staff
- Chandao Lin
- Jeff Shaevel
- Don Wiener
- Mark Okada (IGS support)
- Tim Casey (IGS support)