由艾默蕾大学中国学生学者联合会主办,亚特兰大围棋协会(Atlanta Go Association), 亚特兰大中国围棋协会协办的围棋锦标赛将于6月11日展开角逐。今年的赛事承蒙艾默蕾大学的支持,提供良好的场地。围棋爱好者无论水平高低都可报名参加。比赛将按参赛者的水平分成四个组:高段位组,低段位组,级位组和儿童组。赛制采用AGA的电脑抽签安排对手,按比赛成绩授予美国围棋协会(AGA)正式的段位。
日期:2011年6月11日,周六。这是为期一天的比赛。 时间:上午9:30 登记。 地点:Emory University in the Dobbs University Center (Winship Ballroom 3rd Fl) 605 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322 赛事通知:http://www.emory.edu/DUC/directions_parking.php 费用:15美元报名费。,15美元AGA会员费。如果您已经属于围棋协会会员,则只需缴纳15美元的报名费。
<H2 class=posttitle><A href="http://www.usgo.org/news/2011/06/frank-luo-wins-record-atlanta-tourney/">Frank Luo Wins Record Atlanta Tourney</A></H2>
<P class=pubdate>June 14, 2011<br>
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<STRONG>In the biggest turnout in Atlanta go tournament history, 46 players participated in the June 11 Emory University <A href="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011.06.11-GeorgiaPlayingRoom.jpg"><IMG class="alignright size-large wp-image-107172" title="2011.06.11 GeorgiaPlayingRoom" alt="" src="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011.06.11-GeorgiaPlayingRoom-600x390.jpg" width=600 height=390></A>Chinese Student & Scholar Union Go tournament.</STRONG> Feijun (Frank) Luo 6d topped the field, and, in a touching moment at the end of the award presentations, Luo and Junfeng (Mark) Gu presented Jeffery Kerlagon <EM>(below, in shorts)</EM> with an “Outstanding Service Award” in recognition of his 15 years of promoting go in metro Atlanta. The audience roundly applauded Kerlagon, who was deeply moved by the gesture. Jingzhi Wang, President of Emory University’s Chinese Student & Scholar Union, gave a warm welcome to all players — who came from Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas — at the beginning of the tournament, and expressed an interest in hosting such a tournament at Emory University on an <A href="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011.06.11-GeorgiaPresentationCropped.jpg"><IMG style="MARGIN: 5px" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-107182" title="2011.06.11 GeorgiaPresentationCropped" alt="" src="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011.06.11-GeorgiaPresentationCropped-110x150.jpg" width=110 height=150></A>annual basis.<BR><EM><STRONG>Winner’s Report: </STRONG></EM><BR>Open Dan Division: 1st: Feijun (Frank) Luo 6d; 2nd: Ge (Johnny) Wang 5d; 3rd: Geng (Eric) Wang 6d Dan Division: 1st: James Shi 3d; 2nd (tie): Peiyu Tang 3d, Shawn Ray, and Ge Wang<BR>Kyu Division: 1st (tie): Matt McCawley and William Ott; 2nd (tie): Alexandros Salazar, Brandon Zhou, Yiping Wang, and Alex Panaccione<BR>Notably, youth players Peiyu Tang (13 years old) and Brandon Zhou (8) won the second place in the Dan and Kyu divisions, respectively. Peiyu Tang started learning go at the age of 5 and became a 2d player at the age of 9 in China; Brandon Zhou has learned go for less than one year and already leaped to 2k.<br></DIV>