by Keith L. Arnold, hka, with Patrick Bannister
Fans of Japan’s “old guard” had gotten hopeful that Fujisawa Shūkō might hold the Meijin title, but those hopes were dashed on 5-6 October as Rin Kaihō won the sixth game, regaining the title with a 4-2 finish. (Game record: Meijin Game 6.)
On 23 to 24 October, the second U.S. International Go Tournament took place in New York City. Once again, the Chinese team led by Dr. C.S. Shen were the victors, with a 16-2 record in the competition between three player teams – two Chinese teams, two Japanese teams, two Korean teams, and one U.S. team. (Author’s note – I suspect that these teams were drawn on racial lines, some of the “foreign players” were probably citizens, certainly residents of the U.S.) The U.S. team of Robert Ryder, Harry Gonshor, and Gerald Rogers were a surprise second place. The Japan A team, headed by long time New York Go Club President Mitsuo Horiguchi, placed third.
On 31 October (the following weekend) the 2nd Wessex Tournament was held, sponsored by the Bristol Go Club. The 52-player British Go Association event was won by Rick Hubbell, 3 dan of Seattle Washington.
Image courtesy of Igo Club.
