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New York City Go Club hold first ratings tournament

The first New York City Go Club ratings tournament was held on May 19. The tournament boasted a full house of 32 players across four divisions and was sponsored by Pie By The Pound, a restaurant that has been hosting weekly go meet-ups since 2013 and was founded by well-known tournament director Matthew Hershberger. In addition to entry into the event, registration included all you can eat pizza and drinks during the tournament. Top winner was Peixuan Wang 8d, a former go student from China, who went undefeated for the day. The other division winners were Jason Chimon 1k, Peter Armenia 3k and Jeffrey Losapio 8k.  The tournament even garnered a bit of international attention, with players from Israel and Scotland who were in NYC on holiday were in attendance. Details for Pie By The Pound’s weekly meetups, as well as other NYC Go clubs and events can be found here. - report/photo by TD Ying Zhi Qian