Mexico Bests Portland in School Match
Austin Freeman | Published on 5/26/2015
Mexico City triumphed over Portland, OR in a friendly children’s tourney held May 16th on KGS, reports organizer Peter Freedman. Each city fielded a team of six children, ranked from 10-21k. They participated in a three-round tournament using 19x19 boards and KGS handicaps. “Luke Helprin’s parents hosted the Portland team at their house, and his dad Ted graciously provided snacks and helped with Spanish,” said Freedman. Portland got off to a good start in round one by winning 4 out of 6 games. Round two was a tie with each team winning 3 matches, setting the stage for a decisive showdown. In the third round, Mexico City came up from behind by winning 5 out of 6 matches.
-Austin Freeman with Paul Barchilon. Photo by Siddhartha Avila: Members of the Mexican team Skyping with Portland. Winners Report: Overall Wins: Mexico 10, Portland 8; 3 game winner: Luke Helprin 20k; 2 game winners: Hikaru Saito 10k, Diego Ali Manjarrez 14k, Leonardo Valdovinos 14k, Daniela Luciano 22k, Almudena Espinosa 21k.