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Andrea Baisero 4K & Mark Nahabedian 12K top MGA's Skip Ascheim Memorial Handicap Tournament

Participants in the Massachusetts Go Association ‘s annual Skip Ascheim Memorial Handicap Tournament held July 15 at the Boylston Chess Club in Cambridge ranged from 5 dan to 14 kyu. “It was a relaxed friendly occasion,” reports TD Eva Casey, “though we did remember solemnly not only Skip, the founder of our club, but also our good friend, and a regular at our tournaments, Wayne Yee Mon (1958-2018) , who died suddenly June 8.” Two players won all four games. Those players tied for first place, splitting the combined first and second place cash prizes equally. The third place cash prize was won by the three-game winner whom our software deemed had the winningest opponents. The other two three-game winners got honorable mention. Results: First Place (4 wins) Andrea Baisero 4-kyu and Mark Nahabedian 12-kyu Third place (3 wins) Eric Osman 1-dan Honorable Mention (also 3 wins)   Inkyu Chung 3-kyu and Howard Cornett 10-kyu. photo: (l-r) Eric Osman, Andrea Baisero, Mark Nahabedian, Inkyu Chung, Howard Cornett; click here for more photos