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Daniel Chou 6D Sweeps NOVA Pumpkin Classic

Daniel Chou 6D (center, front row) swept the top Dan division at the October 27 NOVA Pumpkin Classic, undefeated at 4-0. The other first place winners in their divisions were: Kelsey Dyer 1D (3-1), Benjamin Hong 8K (4-0), Anderson Barreal 12K (3-1), and Caroline Scheck 14K (3-1). Second place finishers were Zhiyuan (Edward) Zhang 6D (2-2), Julian Erville 3K (3-1), Dan Hiltgen 5K (3-1), Bob Crites 12K (3-1) and Frederick Bao 13K (2-2). “First and second place winners and everyone going 2-2 got to take home a pumpkin!” reports Tournament Director Gurujeet Khalsa. photo: NOVA Pumpkin Classic winners with their prizes; photo by Gurujeet Khalsa