Issue 14. January 1997
Tournament News
Three Peaks 09/11/96-10/11/96
40 players spent the weekend in the delightful Yorkshire Moors
playing go at the Marton Arms. There were joint winners: Alistair
Wall (4 dan Wanstead) won 4/5 (losing to Alex Selby) and Hennie
Groot-Lipman (1 dan Reading) won 5/5 (he did not play Alistair).
Young Philip Marshall (20 kyu IOM) won 4/5 as did Yvonne Margetts
(21 kyu Epsom Downs).
Swindon 24/11/96
86 players took part in the Swindon held, as last year, in the
Allied Dunbar Club. Winner was T.Mark Hall (4 dan Bristol). Due to
confusion at the prize giving some won prizes who should not have,
but the genuine 3/3s were Paul Clarke (3 kyu High Wycombe), Mike
Talyansky (12 kyu High Wycombe), Darrell Sturley (20 kyu
Monmouth), Yvonne Margetts (21 kyu Epsom Downs) and Youngik Kim
(30 kyu Brakenhale). Youngik also won the 13x13 and Jiri Keller (2
kyu CLGC) won the lightning. A special prize for the youngest
player went to Annabel Barnard (the organiser's daughter).
West Surrey Handicap 07/12/96
Three of the 50 players present at Burpham Village Hall won all
their games: Alistair Brooks (27 kyu Swindon), France Ellul (3 kyu
High Wycombe) and winner T.Mark Hall (4 dan Bristol). The runner
up was Edward Blockley (2 kyu Worcester). The others on 3/4 were
messers Rickard, Atkins, Mills, Wright, Clarke, Weeks, Ashing,
Talyansky, Farimond, Ing, Edwards and Jessica Ballyntine. Anna
Griffiths and Tony Atkins won the BGJ-based quiz. Elinor Brooks (7
kyu Swindon) won the 13x13. The previous day over 25 pupils learnt
from the dan experts at the teaching day (though of course the
dans learnt a thing or two as well).
23rd London Open 29/12/96-01/01/97
150 players attended the 23rd London Open sponsored again by
Hitachi. 92 players were from the UK and of the rest there were 11
French and 19 Germans (most of the latter winning prizes). As last
year the GP points were awarded after 6 rounds when the top four
players were selected to play knockout. The 10 GP placings went to
Guo Juan, Lee Hyuk, Zhang, Danek, S.J.Kim, Macfadyen, Goddard, S.
Bae, Cocke and von Arnim. In the semi-finals Guo beat Zhang and
Lee beat Danek. In an exciting half-point final game Guo Juan won
to claim the 1000 pound prize with a perfect 8/8. Lee was second,
Matthew Macfadyen scraped up to third and equal fourth were Danek,
Bae and von Arnim. Shutai Zhang was unplaced losing to Lee, Guo
twice and Danek in round 8. British Prize winners were Martin
Smith (1 kyu) on 6/8, Mike Charles (2 dan) on 5/8, Jim Clare (3
dan) on 5/8. Youth prizes went to David King (1 kyu), Youngik Kim,
Samantha Hughes, Jessica Ballyntine and Abigail Molyneux (all from
Brakenhale).
The Lightning was won by Lee Hyuk from Shutai Zhang and Jim Sadler
(1 kyu). The rengo was won by E.Warkentin/A.Wettach/A.Knippel/
V.Bayle. 13x13 prize winners were Jo Hampton, Andrew Grant and
Francis Roads. There were also prizes in the guess the move
competition and many more in the lucky prize draw. A survey
on the popularity of 1 stone in five minutes as the first over
time period showed about 70% in its favour.
News
British Championship 1996
The final games of the best of five final have been played.
Matthew Macfadyen was unable to win either the third or the fourth
game. Thus Shutai Zhang, the Chinese doctor from London, retains
the title for another year.
European Teams
The UK team of Matthew Cocke (since promoted to 5 dan), Alex Selby
(now 3 dan), Paul Smith (2 dan) and Mark Wainwright (1 dan) drew
all five matches and narrowly avoided a placing. Matthew won all
his games including a win over Frank Janssen (6 dan NL).
Gothenburg GP
Matthew Macfadyen won this GP tournament; due to a mix-up it
clashed with the Ukranian GP.
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