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Joseph Chaves wins MGA Winter Handicap

Eight kyu Joseph Chaves went 4-0 to win the Massachusetts Go Association’s annual Winter Handicap Tournament on January 6. A total of 18 players ranging from 6 dan to 13 kyu competed in the tournament at the Boylston Chess Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Chaves earned $50 for his first-place finish; tied for second place the following 3-1 players won $10 apiece: YiLin Xu 6d, Benjamin Gunby 3k, Eric Reid 4k, Josh Greene 12k and Albert Brox 13k. - report/photo by Eva Casey, Tournament Director and Tournament Coordinator of the Massachusetts Go Association. Click here  to see more photos. photo: Joseph Chaves and Benjamin Gundy, both 3-0, face off in Round 4