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Portland Tournament Promises Epic Weekend Of Go

"We want more!" was the demand after last year's Portland (Oregon) Go Tournament. With that in mind, tournament director Peter Drake is working to cram even more go into this year's tournament, coming up October 20-21. First, there will be an open division for strong players. "So far four people have signed up for the open," Drake reports, Solomon Choe (AGA 5.9d), Robert Tirak (6.0d), Guozhong Zhuang (6.4d), and Nicholas Jhirad (6.4d). Second, the number of games in the main handicapped tournament has been increased from five to seven. This means that players will get in more games in two days than in the week-long US Open. "What the heck," Drake said, "You're not getting any work done that weekend anyway." The event will take place at Lewis & Clark College, a hotbed of computer go research that Drake says "is recognized as the second most beautiful campus in the country." Registrations are still pouring in, but this tournament typically draws several dozen players. Click here for full details. photo: at the 2011 Portland tournament