Vincent Zhuang 6D Wins Jin Chen Memorial Tournament
Brian Allen | Published on 1/30/2012
Fifteen year old Vincent Zhuang 6D won the 2012 Jin Chen Memorial Tournament on Jan. 8. The annual tournament attracted 42 players, and was the largest AGA-rated event at the Seattle Go Center in several years. Zhuang is a 10th grader living in Portland, Oregon. He won the 19x19 Iwamoto Youth Tournament at the Seattle Go Center two and a half years ago, when he was rated as a 1 kyu. This time he bested several 7 dans in the open section. The total prize money was $1,000, thanks to a matching donation from the Ourjin Foundation. Winners in the Open Section were: Vincent Zhuang - 1st, Dong Baek Kim - 2nd, Edward Kim - 3rd, Jon Boley - 4th, Dong Ho Kim - 5th. "A"
Handicap section: Chris Kirschner - 1st, Daniel Top - 2nd, Takehito Furuyama - 3rd. "B"
Handicap section: Peter Christensen - 1st, Larry Eclipse - 2nd, Frank Brown - 3rd. "C"
Handicap section: Bill Thompson - 1st, Gaurav Oberoi - 2nd, Yuriko Miyake - 3rd. - report/photo by Brian Allen