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Liang Wei-Tang 9P to Appear in DC Area August 14

Fresh from his appearance at the U.S. Go Congress, Liang Wei-Tang 9P will appear at an event in the Washington DC area on Tuesday, August 14. The Chinese professional’s visit is sponsored by the the Capital Go Club and Rockville Go & Chess Group. The event includes a simul with Mr. Liang, who will also do game commentaries and conduct a Q&A session. The event is free and all are welcome, but pre-registration is required. Area go players and others interested are also welcome to observe. Liang was born in Guangdong, China in 1963 and began learning go at 10. In 1999 he was rated among the top players in the country. The only 9-dan pro in Shenzhen, Liang has played a major role in building the local go community. “At one time, the President of the Shenzhen Go Academy, Mr. Wu Fu-Jou, praised Liang 9P as more valuable than pandas,” says local organizer Edward Zhang, “because there are more than two thousand pandas inChinabut there are only around thirty 9-dan professionals.” Event schedule: 7-9p: Simul; 7-10:30p: AGA Rated Games (AGA members only); 8:30-10p: Game Commentaries and Q/A. Location:  Rockville United Church (Fellowship Hall), 355 Linthicum Street, Rockville, Maryland. This event is also co-sponsored by the American Go Association, Rockville Sister Cities Corporation, and Great Falls Go Club. Transamerica Financial Advisors and Rockville United Church is also providing financial support. 
Click here to register; for more info contact John Goon (spineyone@yahoo.com, 301-613-8297) or Ching-Sung Chin (chin8673@yahoo.com) or Edward Zhang (zhiyuanz@gmail.com, 703-888-9240) for details.