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Once Again, Naoyuki Sweeps Bay Area Go Tournament

Bay Area Go Players Association held its Fall Go Tournament November 2nd in Berkeley, CA. Thirty nine players gathered for four rounds of play, free pizza, and a lunchtime discussion of go problems led by Matthew Burrall 7d. For the second tournament in a row, Naoyuki Kai 7d (AGA rating 8.61) (in photo at right) led the top division with a 4-0 record. "This time we added a fourth division so that more players would win prizes," reports organizer Roger Schrag. While the top division had a strong field including Naoyuki, Redmond Cup winner Aaron Ye 6d, and USYGC winner Jeremy Chiu 5d, all strengths were well represented. Half a dozen high school students from Monta Vista High School in Cupertino came out to play, most of them in the 20 to 25 kyu range. In all, six kids and four adults joined the AGA at the tournament. Bay Area Go’s Winter Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, February 22nd, 2014, again in Berkeley. Details will be posted soon at www.bayareago.org. Winners report: First Division: 1st: Naoyuki Kai 7d (AGA rating 8.61). 2nd: Aaron Ye 6d. 3rd: Wei Cheng 6d. Second Division: 1st: Jay Chan 1d. 2nd: Marshall Quander 2d. 3rd: Yin Luo 3d. Third Division: 1st: Peter Pan 1k. 2nd: Yuanjie Chen 1k. 3rd: Julie Burrall 4k. Fourth Division: 1st: Rena Katz 16k. 2nd: Thomas Rike 6k. 3rd: Ben Matthews 7k. Photo by Ernest Brown.