The San Diego Go Club held their 2019 Championship tournament last weekend (Sunday, March 24th) at the San Diego Chess Club. Below are the results as per the SD Go Club Email Newsletter:

The 2019 San Diego Go Championship had a record turnout with players coming from Vermont, Arizona, and all over the Los Angeles area, besides San Diego:

Open:            10
Handicap:      35
13×13 Youth: 20
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Total:             65 players

The Open Section ended up with a 4-way tie for First Place: Hongkui Zheng 6.8-Dan (2019 Champ), Xinyu Liu 6.0D, Yi Wang 6.8D (2018 Champ), Mark Lee 9.9D (2016 Champ).  While all four players shared the combined 1st-3rd place prizes totaling $600, Hongkui Zheng was declared the champion based on the GoClubs.org tie-breaking system. Congratulations!

Handicap Section Winners:
Dan/High Kyu:
     1st:  Christophe Humbert 2.8d
     2nd: Kevin Yang 1.0k
     3rd:  Peter Schumer 2.5k

Single-Digit Kyu:
    1st:  Arunas Rudvalis 6.3k
    2nd: Warren Andrews 6.1k
     3rd:  Elias Klingbeil 4.0k

Double-Digit Kyu:
    1st:  Lucia Moscola 15.0k
    2nd: Pasco Kwok 12.0k
     3rd:  Andy Zhou 12.8k

20+ Kyu:
    1st:  George Spellman 23.5k
    2nd: Enzo Moscola 26.0k
     3rd:  David Saponara 24.4k

13×13 Youth:
    1st: Addison Lee 20.0k
    2nd: Angelino Zhao 18.1k
     3rd:  Evan Tan 27.0k

Ted Terpstra – San Diego Go Club Email Newsletter