Twenty three players participated in the Massachusetts Go Association’s Fall Tournament held October 6 at the Boyleston Chess Club in Cambridge. Chi-Hse Teng 5k (pictured at right) swept with a 4-0 record.
In round three a triple ko developed in a game between Pei Guo 4d and Benjamin Gunby 1k. The tournament was played under Japanese rules, Tournament Director Eva Casey explained to the E-Journal. After some hasty internet research which suggested that under Japanese rules this game is a draw, Casey elected to award half a victory to each player. This allowed Gunby to take second place in the tournament with a most unusual 3.5-0 record.
Assistant Tournament Director Milan Mladenovic later pointed out that under AGA rules the players would have had to continue making outside ko threats which would have eventually resolved the situation.
– Roger Schrag
