American Go E-Journal

JIANG, YANG, GE & ERIC LUI LEAD ING: Undefeated after three rounds in the North American Ing Masters are Mingjiu Jiang 7P; Huiren Yang 1P, Yongfe Ge 7D and Eric Lui 7D.  XUEFEN LIN ING COMMENTARIES POSTED: The North American Ing Masters Round 2 game files (Boards 1-5) now include commentary by Xuefen Lin 1P! The U.S. Open crosstab has been updated through Round 3.
SELF-PAIRED CURRENT SCORES: The Champion: William Phillips (8 wins – 1 loss = 7); The Hurricane: William Phillips (8 wins); The Giant Killer (Dan Killer) David Frankel (5 wins against dan-level players); The Keith Arnold (Kyu Killer):  Jeffrey Horn (4 wins against kyu-level players); The Straight Shooter: William Phillips (5 consecutive wins: -8, -6, -4, -3, -2, -1, 1); The Dedicated: Gordon Castanza (14 games); The Teacher: Gordon Castanza (8 games against weaker players); The Philanthropist: Gordon Castanza (7 losses). There have been 109 games played so far.
photo: MyungWan Kim 8P plays Francis Meyer 7D while TD Chris Kirschner watches in Tuesday’s U.S. Open Round 2. photo by Chris Garlock