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May Madness Kicks Off This Weekend

Go players looking for competition will find it every weekend this month, from coast to coast, and plenty of places in-between. From Seattle, WA to Santa Fe, NM and Chicago, IL to Baltimore, MD, no less than nine tournaments are being held, including several at which the top-finishing player with qualifying citizenship will earn the right to compete for pro certification this summer in North Carolina the week before the US Go Congress. 
Here’s a quick overview of the line-up:
May 5, Santa Fe, NM: Santa Fe Spring Tournament 
May 5, Stony Brook, NY: Stony Brook Sakura Matsuri Go Tournament 
May 5-6, Seattle, WA: 1st AGA-Tygem Seattle Pro Prelim 
May 12, San Francisco, CA: Bay Area Go Players Association Monthly AGA Ratings Tournament 
May 12, Boulder, CO: Rocky Mountain Spring Go Tournament 
May 12, Chicago, IL: It Was 20 Years Ago Today 
May 20, Seattle, WA: Iwamoto Youth 19x19 Tournament 
May 26-27, Baltimore, MD: 39th Maryland Open/TYGEMGO Pro Prelim 
May 28, Cupertino, CA: Bay Area High School Go Tournament 2012 
Check the AGA Tournament Calendar for latest postings 
photo: at the April  28-29 Cotsen AGA-TygemGo Pro Prelim; photo by Chris Garlock