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January 28, 2008; Volume 9, #6
from elementary school kids who
have been playing a few months to retired folks who have three-digit
AGA membership numbers,” reports tournament director Su Co
Marjorie Hey. Players came from as far away as Maryland, as well as
Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. “A mild complaint heard
from some of the older players -- who may have had the same rank for
some years -- was that the kids play at too low a rank,” Hey
tells the EJ. “However, a 6th grader who started playing six
months ago and was ranked a 17-kyu by the AGA in September played at 12
kyu. The young players promise many years of exciting
tournaments.” The tournament was organized by the
Massachusetts Go Association; click
here for tournament photos. 
nceton,
NJ. Held annually for almost 50 years, the NJO “is a great
event for strong players and beginners alike,” says Mott.
“Last year 80 players entered, from 30 kyu to some of the
strongest amateurs.” For full details, email Mott at rickmott@alumni.princeton.edu
photo: young players analyze a game at the 2007 NJO; photo by
Chris Garlock
Classified
section, reader Bruce Bailey “got an email from a 3 dan in
Argentina who had seen the ad in the EJ. We emailed back and forth a
bit, I checked his KGS account to see if he was real, (which) he was.
Certainly a lot more real than the guy from Craig's List who I sold it
to first for $1000 and then got a counterfeit cashier's check for
$5000!” After working out the logistics of shipping to
Argentina, the deal was struck. “This was really a joyous
transaction for both of us,” says Bailey. “I could
no longer keep that big box of magazines, and I know they went to a
good home. He's followed up saying again how much he appreciates them.
Now I can pay for my AGA membership for a few years!” Go
classifieds are always free and run for 4 weeks; email journal@usgo.org
President Terry Benson announced today. "Since Paul joined the Board
last year, he has built a mentoring program that supports dozens of
active teaching programs across the US, and a mailing list of more than
200 school-based programs," Benson said. Roy Laird, who had served as
VP for the past five years, nominated Barchilon to succeed him when he
stepped down last month to focus on his duties as Chairman of the AGA
Board. "Paul is working so hard, I hope the Vice Presidency gives him a
more effective platform for his efforts," said Laird, who will continue
as a Board member. Photo: Barchilon (far right, in green
shirt) playing in the 2006 Te wo Tsunaide pair Go tournament in Denver,
CO. photo by Bruce Young. 
memorabilia,
and stories from Burns’ life in the go world, reports Phil
Straus (“IN MEMORIAM: Duane Burns, 12/24/07 EJ).
“Please send me any photos you have of Duane,” says
Straus, “preferably by email or snail mailed on a CD. 300 dpi
at 4"X6" would be great, but any size is ok. If you send me prints, I
will scan them, and return them to you. If you send stories to me by
email, I'll compile them.” Email by March 1 to Phil Straus, Phil@Strausphoto.com
or mail to him at 228 South 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-4807.
If you want to give any objects directly to the family, please send
them to Mark Burns, Packard Electrical, CSE Test Center, M/S 97B,
Warren OH 44483. photo of Burns (l) by Phil Straus
score of 2-1 in the Samsung
Cup. Lee won
the final game on January 24th by 1.5 points; he won their first game
by 4.5 points. Park is the most recent winner of the international Fujitsu
Cup, while Lee holds the Toyota
Denso World Oza and the Asian
TV Cup titles. The Koreans continue to dominate the
international go scene, holding most international titles. Park
Jieun 9P holds both international women's titles and Lee
Changho 9P is the current Zhonghuan
Cup holder. The Koreans also won both the women's and the
open team cups last year, the Jeongganjang
and the Nongshim.
The Chinese hold two top titles, the Chunlan
Cup held by Gu
Li 9P and the Ing
Cup most recently won by Chang
Hao 9P. There is also a lone Taiwanese victor in this area: Zhou
Junxun 9P who won the latest LG
Cup. No international titles are currently held by Japanese
representatives.
Cho
Hyeyeon 7P by a half point on January 21st to hold on to her Korean
Women's Myeongin (Japanese: Meijin) title by a 2-0 score.
This was the ninth edition of this event and Rui has won it seven
times, including the last four in a row. Cho held the title once, in
2003, and has been the unsuccessful challenger against Rui four other
times. The only other player to hold this title is Park
Jieun, who was recently made the third 9P woman in the world,
along with Rui and Feng
Yun 9P. Park won its first edition, but lost it to Rui the
following year.
Rui
Naiwei 9P to take the Yuanyang
Cup title, Park
Jieun (r) has been promoted to 9P by the Korean
Go Association (Hankuk Kiwon). The Yuanyang is her third international
title win. She won the Dali
Cup last year (Rui lost in the semifinals after defeating Feng
Yun in the third round), and the Jeongganjang
Cup in 2004. However, she has yet to win a national Korean
title, all three of which have been dominated by Rui in recent years.
Park is the third woman to achieve this lofty level, joining Rui Naiwei
and Feng Yun, and is the first Korean woman to do so. Rui plays as a
Korean professional, but is Chinese by birth, as is Feng Yun, who lives
in the US and is a very active go teacher in the New York City area. 
opean
Go Centre (EGC) in Amsterdam. The Championship features top Dutch
players battling over eight rounds on two weekends. Only four-time
Dutch Champion Frank Janssen 6d and Gerald Westhoff 6d were undefeated
after the first four rounds January 12-13, while Kuin had only lost to
Westhoff. After six rounds Westhoff was still undefeated, but suffered
his first loss in an endgame upset Sunday morning, while Kuin notched
another win. In the final round Kuin was the first of the top
contenders to win his game, as Westhoff went all-out against former
champion Emil Nijhuis. After the smoke had settled and the score
counted, Westhoff had missed his chance for a play-off and Kuin
– who placed an impressive 7th in the 2007 World Amateur Go
Championships in Japan -- kept his title. Also last weekend at the EGC,
favorite Alexander Eerbeek 2D kept his youth (under 18) title without
dropping a game. Rounding out the weekend’s activities, Anne
van Leeuwen 1k defended her Dutch Women’s title successfully
in a field of nine women. Harry Weerheijm drew an audience of hundreds
on KGS and eurogotv.com to live top-board broadcasts from the EGC. This
coming weekend, even more players are expected to flock to the EGC for
the bi-annual European Oza Cup, a World Oza qualifier with three places
for Europeans at stake. The tournament is a 4-day invitational for 72
of the top (best-ranked 4D-plus) players in Europe, which begins on
January 31. A side-event during the weekend is open to all players, and
on Sunday there will be also a tourney for kids. Catalin Taranu 5P, the
top-ranking European, cannot take part in the European Oza as
he’s a Nihon-Ki-in member and would have to qualify in Japan,
but he’ll be present to comment games and Board one will be
broadcast on KGS.
duplicate sitting across from your opponent and physically placing
stones on the board. You may find people at a local
go club, or maybe you have a friend nearby who plays. If you
know of no player within a reasonable distance, consider posting a
classified in the E-Journal (email journal@usgo.org).
If you need equipment for playing go, Korean grocery stores are the
best place to look for a cheap, decent set. Higher quality equipment
can be purchased online.