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Annual Syracuse self-pair tourney has "best-ever" turn-out

The Syracuse Go Club's annual self-pair tournament on December 1 had 32 players, "its best turnout ever," reports organizer  Richard Moseson. Twenty students participated, ranging in strength from beginner (eight students from the CNY Chinese School who played their first rated games), to quite strong (local high school senior Zhengbokang "Tony" Tang 8d and two 5d Cornell University students). Out of town players came from all directions (Ithaca, Utica, Rochester, and Oswego). "Wonderful refreshments were furnished by many of the local players, allowing those who came for the whole day to play on without needing to run out for lunch, and at the end of the day everyone was able to select a new go book or other go-related-prize to take home," says Moseson.