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2008 Spring Fuseki Go Tournament
- An AGA Rated Event Organized by
Cary Go Club,
NCSU Wolf Go Club and
Triangle Go Group
The 2008 Spring Fuseki Go Tournament was held on March 15 2008. This is an annual AGA rated tournament in its fifth year.
Tournament Results:
More than 30 players competed in the 2008 Spring Fuseki Go Tournament in
Raleigh, NC on March 15th.
It was an annual American Go Association (AGA) rated tournament jointly
organized by the Cary Go Club, the NCSU Wolf Go Club and the Triangle Go
Group. We would like to thank all the participants and volunteers of the
tournament to make the event successfully. We would like to especially
acknowledge that the Triangle Go Group provided a generous fund to the
tournament so that everyone could enjoyed the on-site lunch and bigger cash
prizes.
Once again, Changlong Wu 7-dan, a Duke Ph.D. student won the open section with a perfect 4-0 record. Eric Zhang 4-dan finished the second place in the open section with a 3-1 record. Hanjun Zhang, 4-dan and Owen Chen 5-dan tied for the 3rd place finish with 2-2 records.
Xiaoping Wu 1-kyu won Section A (1-dan to 2-kyu) with a 3-1 record. Paul Celmer 1-dan and Glenn Williamson 2-kyu won the second place and the third place respectively - both finished with 2-2.
Section B (3-kyu to 9-kyu) was very competitive with 3 players finished 3-1. The tie-breaker was determined by SOS (sum of opponents' scores). Bob Bacon 6-kyu won the first place, Austin Robinson 9-kyu finished second and Sergio Parreiras 3-kyu finished third.
In Section C of 10-kyu to 16-kyu, Tom Carlson 13-kyu was the clear winner with a perfect 4-0 record. Greg McCall 10-kyu finished second with a 3-1 record while Steven Manning 14-kyu finished third with 2-2
Section D of 19kyu to 25-kyu featured 4 kids and one adult. Brian Wu, 19-kyu, won the section convincingly with a perfect 4-0 record. Franklin Chen 20-kyu and Russell Herman Jr. 22-kyu - the only adult in this section, tied for the second place finish with the same 2-2 record and the same SOS.
Tournament Pictures:
Some pictures taken at the tournament can be found here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/owenjchen/2008SpringFusekiGoTournament
Past Go Tournaments:
The 7th Annual Joe Shoenfield Memorial Marathon Go Tournament
Date: Saturday, September 29 & 30, 2007
Location: Umstead State Park, Cary, NC
Organized by: Paul Celmer and The Triangle Go Group
Directed by: Owen Chen
Date: 7/28-8/5, 2007
Location: Lancaster, PA
Organized by: the American Go Association
Brad Jones and Owen Chen from the Cary Go Club attended the 23rd Go Congress. Brad won the 3Dan section in the US Open. Congratulations!!!
The 6th Annual Joe Shoenfield Memorial Marathon Go Tournament
Date: Saturday, September 23th, 2006
Location: Umstead State Park, Cary, NC
Organized by: The Triangle Go Group
Date: August 12-20, 2006
Location: Black Mountain, NC
Organized by: the American Go Association and the Triangle Go Group
The Spring Fuseki 2007 Go Tournament
Date: March 24th, 2006
Time: 8:30am-5:00pm
Location: North Carolina State University campus, Raleigh, NC 27695
Organized by: Cary Go Club and NCSU Wolf Go Club
The 5th Annual Joe Shoenfield Memorial Marathon Go Tournament
Date: Saturday, September 17th, 2005
Location: Umstead State Park, Cary, NC
Organized by: The Triangle Go Group
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First Season: January 1st, 2005, June 30th, 2005
Congratulations to the Cary Go Club team, represented by Brad Jones, Feng Ye and Owen Chen, winning the national champion of the AGA Chapter Team League in first season. Congratulations to Feng Ye, winning the second place as an individual player in the team league.
The Spring Fuseki 2005 Go Tournament
Date: March 19th, 2005
Time: 9:00am-7:00pm
Location: North Carolina State University campus, Raleigh, NC 27695
Organized by: Cary Go Club and NCSU Wolf Go Club
What is Go?
Go is the oldest board game in the world. The rules are very simple, and you can learn them in a few minutes. It takes simple elements -- line and circle, black and white, stone and wood, but leads to a countless number of intriguing patterns and clever maneuvers.
Go is a game of strategy. Two players compete in acquiring territory by placing stones on a wooden board with a simple grid drawn on it, usually 19 by 19 lines. Each player places a new stone on the board alternately, seeking to enclose territory with the placed stones. Further, each player may capture the opponent's stones. The objective of the game is to enclose the most territory, a simple goal that leads to the elegant and fascinating complexities of Go.
Go originated in China about 4000 years ago. It is known as Weiqi in China, Baduk in Korea and Igo in Japan and Westerners shortened the Japanese term Igo to Go for obvious reasons. Today there are millions of Go enthusiasts in Asia and throughout the world. Top players participate in professional leagues, and championship matches draw large television audiences. Its popularity in the United States continues to grow, more than fifty years after the founding of the American Go Association (www.usgo.org). With the creation of the internet, amateurs from all over the world can now meet each other for games while in their own homes and watch professional players compete.
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