American Go E-Journal

Hsi-Wen Chen (4D) and Richard Duan (2D) take top spots in NGC Congress Tune-Up

Sunday June 5, 2022

After a pandemic hiatus, the Congress Tune-Up tournament returned to the National Go Center on Saturday, June 4. A relative newcomer to the greater DC area, Hsi-Wen Chen (4D) went 4-0 to sweep the top section in his first AGA tournament. Second place went to rising youth star Richard Duan (2D) with a 3-1 record. “It is exciting to see new strong players emerging”, says TD Gurujeet Khalsa. “We expect these players will continue with great results.”

All players with 4-0 or 3-1 records won prizes. These were:

  • Patrick Sun (3K) 3-1
  • Anderson Barreal (4K) 4-0
  • Michael Lash (5K) 3-1
  • Hyungwook Lee (5K) 3-1
  • Amber Boyden (13K) 3-1