Games

Dear Go Center Members,

We had 40 players at the Jin Chen Tournament, held last Sunday, Jan. 7.   Eight players were in the Open Section, with five them 6D or stronger.  The winner of the Open Section was Sorin Gherman, with a 3-0 record.  Three players had a 2-1 record: Xinlei (Alex) Liu, Yue Zhang, and Guangqiu Liang.  Alex was award 2^nd place, because he was undefeated in the first two rounds.  He also had the highest “SOSW” (sum of opponent scores) of the three players.  Sorin Gherman hasn’t played much at the Seattle Go Center, but he did come to the Anniversary Tournament in October, 2017, when his record was 1-2.  He also played in the U.S. Open Masters Division in San Diego in 2017.

We had three handicapped sections.  The top section, Dan to 2 Kyu, was won by Xingyu Liu, with second place to Chengxuan Li.  The middle section, 4 Kyu to 9 Kyu, was won by John Hogan, who was visiting from Arizona.  John, a long time supporter of the Go Center,  also won last year.  Second place in the middle section went to Ray Illian, and third place to young Brian Dai.  The Double Digit Kyu section was won by Austin Li, with second place going to Rodney Deacon.

The  Children’s Prize went to Xingyu Liu, who also  won the top handicapped section.  He will age out of the under 18 category next year.

The Open Section has been rated already by the American Go Association.  The handicapped sections will probably be rated next week; all our players are now up to date with the AGA.

The next tournament with prizes will be the Youth Tournament on the afternoon of March 25.  For adults, the next big tournament at the Go Center is the Spring Tournament, which will be held all day May 6.

Cheers,

Brian

Dear Go Players,

The Jin Chen Tournament is the biggest tournament of the year at the Seattle Go Center, and it is happening this Sunday, Jan. 7 at the Go Center.  This tournament has cash prizes, with the first place prize in the open section winning $300. The open section will be limited to the top 8 players who register.  There will also be cash prizes in the handicapped sections, and a $50 prize for the youth player with the best won lost record. Of course, youth players can also win a regular prize at the same time.

There is a fee of $10 for youth and voting members, and $15 for all others.  The tournament is AGA rated,  so please make sure your AGA (American Go Association) membership is up to date before you come.  Registration for the tournament is the day of the event, from 10 to 10:30 a.m.  The tournament should be over by 5:30.

This tournament is open to all who pay the fee, and who are AGA members.  There is no citizenship requirement for our tournaments.  The AGA membership form asks about citizenship, but that is only an issue for a few national tournaments, not for us.  It is also my understanding that players who are not U.S. citizens can accept prize money.  The rules for prizes are much less restrictive than for employment.

Cheers,

Brian Allen

General Manager

Seattle Go Center

manager@seattlego.org