A record 47 players turned out for the 6th Annual San Diego Go Championship, held at UCSD on Saturday, January 14. The 
field ranged from 35-kyu beginners to 7-dan amateurs and from 6-year-olds to 70+ senior citizens. There were ten single-digit kyu players competing as well as more than ten new youth players, most of whom were new AGA members playing in their first go tournament. With 16 players contesting the Open section for dan-level players, Chengjie Huang (7-dan) won the Championship and the $100 first prize by going 3-0, beating two 6-dans and a 4-dan. The runner-up by tie-breakers, also with a 3-0 record, was UCSD go club president Jerry Cheng.
Paul Margetts won the single-digit Kyu championship and the $50 first prize by going 3-0 while Kevin Steadman and Chester Liang both were undefeated in the double-digit Kyu section.
In the youth division, Elias Klingbeil and Justin Lee tied with 3-0 records. A short unrated game was played to determine the champion and Justin won by 1.5 points.
The tournament was a joint venture of the UCSD Go Club and the San Diego Go Club. Prizes and refreshments were provided by the Linda C. Terpstra State Farm Insurance Agency.
The San Diego Go Club now turns its efforts to preparing for the 2017 US Go Congress, to be held August 5-12 at the Town and Country Resort; registration is expected to open soon.
– report/photos Ted Terpstra, President, San Diego Go Club & Co-Director, 33rd US Go Congress – San Diego
photos: (bottom right) Dan-winners Jerry Cheng, Chengjie Huan; (left) Youth winners Elias Klingbeil and Justin Lee with TD Ted Terpstra; (top right) go players in action
