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Jung Hoon Lee 7d Wins Rocky Mtn Tourney

Jung Hoon Lee 7d topped a field of 40 players competing in the Rocky Mountain Winter Go Tournament, January 14 in Boulder, Colorado. The players ranged in strength from 7 dan to 38 kyu, reports organizer David Weiss. 
Winner’s Report: Open Section: The winner of the open section was Jung Hoon Lee, 7d. Dan section: 1^st: Luke Zhang 1d; 2^nd: Huck Bennett 3d. SDK: 1^st: Kent Evenson; 2^nd: Robin Luo. DDK: 1^st: Andrew Jung 16k; 2^nd: Hannah Jung 15k. “In his first tournament, 5-year, 2-month-old Andrew Huang 38k won both of his games by a significant margin against 7- and 11-year-old players,” reports Weiss. “We expect him to become very strong very quickly.”
 photo: Huck Bennett (l) 3d vs. Oscar Vazquez Nunez 1d.  Photo by Paul Barchilon.