Over forty AGA members competed in the first weekend of the 10th Virginia Open, held on OGS October 9-10. Former Maryland Open and Salt City champion Zhengbokang Tang 8D (3-0) edged Li Yi 7D (2-1), the newly minted NC State Champion in in their Round 3 match, a ‘high note’ to conclude the first weekend of the online tournament directed by Devin Fraze and Jeff Zhang.
The board 1 game remained close throughout the long game, yet Tang steadily kept a half-point lead in the final 80 moves. Shuaiheng Tao 7D and Jimmy Creeks 6D are also contenders for the title with 2-1 records.
An additional 150 players watched the tournament online, where all 70 games are listed on one webpage.
VA Open’s final rounds resumed this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 16 (12p ET and 7p ET) and Sunday, Oct. 17 (12p ET)
Here are the division leaders after 3 rounds.
Open: Zhengbokang Tang 8D (3-0), Li Yi 7D (2-1)
Expert (1-4D): Evan Tan 3D (2-1), Cheuk To Tsui 4D (2-1)
Proficient(1-4K): Derek Zhou 1K (3-0), Massa Jin 3K (3-0)
Intermediate(5-9K): Jim Sandy 6K (2-1), Anna Zhou 9K (2-0)
Novice(10-19K): Chenchen Xiong 10K (2-1), Lucia Moscola 10K (2-1)
Report by the Capital Go Club.
