American Go E-Journal

Last weekend’s DC-area North American Ing Masters (NAIM) qualifier spanned two states and as many days. The battle between six strong players commenced Friday night, June 18 as more than a dozen players gathered at the Greater Washington Go Club in Bethesda to watch Yuan Zhou 7d, Daniel Chou 6d, Zhengying Gu 5d, Juan Pablo Quizon 5d, Keith Arnold 4d and Justin Teng 4d play. Tournament Director Zhiyuan ‘Edward’ Zhang did the pairings with a set of fans signed by professionals, which the players were allowed to keep. The Board 1 game between Zhou and Teng was broadcast live on KGS by E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock; see below for the game record. Three rounds were scheduled across the river on Saturday in the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Go Club, and the “1+3” schedule was favored by many players, who felt it was more physically manageable, allowing for a higher quality of games. Yuan Zhou 7d and Daniel Chou 6d both finished 3-1, with Keith Arnold 4d and Justin Teng 4d tied in 3rd place. Photos by Yang Jiao