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Yang, Shen and Kim to teach at US Go Congress

Among the professionals teaching at this year's US Go Go Congress in St. Paul, MN, are long-time favorites Myungwan Kim 9P, Yang Yilun 7P and Jennie Shen 2P, according to Congress organizers. Although the Japanese and Korean visitors have not been decided yet, the delegation from the China Qiyuan will be Wang Qun 8P, who came to the 2011 Congress in Santa Barbara, and Cao Youyin 3P (right), who according to GoGameWorld.com was second in the National Women Go Individual in 2003 and won the Women Xinren Wang championship in 2007. Also on the attendance list are Ryan Li 1P, the AGA's newest in-house certified pro, and Lee Hajin 3P, popular for her "Haylee" game videos on Youtube, in her role as Secretary General of the International Go Federation. - Andy Okun