Eric Lui 1P swept the NOVA Chinese Lunar New Year 10th anniversary tournament, held on Saturday, February 11 at George Mason University Law School in Arlington VA. The four-round tournament attracted 42 players, including 18 dan-level players. “As usual,” reports Allan Abramson, “there also was an afternoon short tournament for beginners.”
Winners Report:
First place: Eric Lui 1P, 4-0; Frederic Bao, 4d and Jack Chong, 4d, tied at 3-1; Julian Erville, 1d, 4-0; Jeroen Meijer, 2k, 4-0; Anderson Barreal, 8k, 4-0; Julian Li, 15k, 4-0; and Andrew Chen, 25k, 4-0
Second place: Yuang Lin, 7d, 3-1; Bob Crites, 7k, and Joon Lee, 10k, tied at 3-1; James Liu, 12k, and Sean Lin, 14k, tied at 3-1; and Antonina Perez-Lopez, 20k, 3-1
13×13 Afternoon Tournament for beginners, six participants:
First place: Derek Hu, 4-1
Second place, Joseph Wang, 4-1
