From: George Fernandez EROLS COM> Date: 3 mar 1997 Subject: New York Tournament Results --------------------------- 1997 NEW YORK Handicap Open --------------------------- Held on Saturday, 22 February at the Iwamoto Go Center, New York, NY. # Name State Rank Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Score ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 L. Kaufman(MD) 5Dan 2493/2496 W 8 3pR W 6 R L 4 s W10 4p L 2 s 3-2 2 Inoue (MD) 4Dan 2377/2390 W 9 2p W10 2p L16 6p W 5 L W 1 s 4-1 3 Fernandez (VA) 4Dan 2364/2374 L10 2p W11 2p W13 4p W 7 RL W16 6p 4-1 4 Yoshinari (VA) 4Dan 2299/2300 W12 2p W13 4p W 1 s L16 6p L10 2p 3-2 5 Ogihara (NY) 3Dan 2134/2141 W11 RL L16 6p W 9 R L 2 L W 6 3-2 6 Omori (IL) 3Dan 2094/2081 W14 2p L 1 R L10 R W11 RL L 5 2-3 7 Hayashi (NY) 3Dan 1881/1879 L16 5pL W12 B W14 RL L 3 RL w/d 2-2 8 Bekele (NY) 2Dan 1787/1748 L 1 3pR L14 R W12 L L13 B W-bye 2-3 9 Pustilnik (NY)Shodan1760/1741 L 2 2p W15 RL L 5 R L14 B W17 3pL 2-3 10Furukawa (NY)Shodan1684/1710 W 3 2p L 2 2p W 6 R L 1 4p W 4 2p 3-2 11Kuwaki (NY)Shodan1641/1624 L 5 RL L 3 2p W15 R L 6 RL W13 s 2-3 12Kaneko (NY)Shodan1600/1550 L 4 2p L 7 B L 8 L L17 4p w/d 0-4 13Kubota (NY) 1Kyu 1450/1446 W15 L L 4 4p L 3 4p W 8 B L11 s 2-3 14Wachi (VA) 1Kyu 1430/1449 L 6 2p W 8 R L 7 RL W 9 B W15 L 3-2 15Park (NJ) 3Kyu 1250/1197 L13 L L 9 RL L11 R W-bye L14 L 1-4 16R. Kaufman(MD) 8Kyu 730/930 W 7 5pL W 5 6p W 2 6p W 4 6p L 3 6p 4-1 17Watanabe (CT) 5Dan 2533/2530 ----- ----- ----- W12 4p L 9 3pL 1-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trophy Awards: 1st Place: Mr. R. Kaufman (MD) 8Kyu 2nd Place: Mr. Inoue (MD) 4Dan 3rd Place: Mr. Fernandez (VA) 4Dan Top 2Dan & Below: Mr. Furukawa (NY) Shodan Promotions: R. Kaufman to 7Kyu Total games: 39 Total Handicap games: 38 Higher rated player [Uwate] win % = .658 Lower rated player [Shitate] win % = .342 --------------------------------- 1997 East Coast Meijin Tournament --------------------------------- Held on Sunday, 23 February at the Iwamoto Go Center, New York, NY. # Name State Rank Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Score --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Watanabe (CT) 5Dan 2530/2510 ---- W-Bye W 11 L* 2 L 5 2-2 2 L. Kaufman(MD) 5Dan 2496/2500 W 9 W 6 L 5 W* 1 W 4 4-1 3 Inoue (MD) 4Dan 2390/2396 W 12 W 7 W* 6 w/d ---- 3-0 4 Fernandez (VA) 4Dan 2374/2379 W 11 W 8 W* 7 W 5 L 2 4-1 5 Yoshinari (VA) 4Dan 2300/2320 W 14 W*10 W 2 L 4 W 1 4-1 6 Ogihara (NY) 3Dan 2141/2115 W 15 L 2 L* 3 L 13 W 14 2-3 7 Suzuki (NY) 3Dan 2100/2104 W 17 L 3 L* 4 W 15 W 10 3-2 8 Sugihara (NY) 2Dan 1989/1979 W 16 L 4 W 13 L 10 W 11 3-2 9 Hayashi (NY) 3Dan 1879/1873 L 2 L 13 W 12 W 14 W 15 3-2 10Wajima (NJ) 2Dan 1816/1853 W 13 L* 5 W 14 W 8 L 7 3-2 11Bekele (NY) 2Dan 1748/1742 L 4 W 17 L 1 W 16 L 8 2-3 12Pustilnik (NY)Shodan1741/1718 L 3 L*15 L 9 W 17 W 13 2-3 13Furukawa (NY)Shodan1710/1731 L 10 W 9 L 8 W 6 L 12 3-2 14Hamaguchi (NJ)Shodan1648/1632 L 5 W 16 L 10 L 9 L 6 1-4 15Wachi (VA) 1Kyu 1449/1473 L 6 W*12 W 17 L 7 L 9 2-3 16Novikov (NY) 2Kyu 1350/1344 L 8 L 14 W-Bye L 11 W*17 2-3 17R. Kaufman(MD) 7Kyu 930/920 L 7 L 11 L 15 L 12 L*16 0-5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * = Denotes a NY vs. DC Team Match game. See explanation below. Trophy Awards: 1st Place: Mr. Fernandez (VA) 4Dan 2nd Place: Mr. L. Kaufman (MD) 5Dan 3rd Place: Mr. Yoshinari (VA) 4Dan Top 3Dan & Below: Mr. Wajima (NJ) 2Dan Top 2Dan & Below: Mr. Sugihara (NY) 2Dan Top Shodan: Mr. Furukawa (NY) Shodan 2nd Shodan: Mr. Wachi (VA) 1Kyu Top Kyu: Ms. Novikok (NY) 2Kyu 1997 NY vs. DC Team Match Competition ------------------------------------- DC Shogi Club Result NY Shogi Club 1. L. Kaufman 5Dan 1-0 Watanabe 5Dan 2. Inoue 4Dan 1-0 Ogihara 3Dan 3. Fernandez 4Dan 1-0 Suzuki 3Dan 4. Koyama 4Dan ---(Tel.) Sugihara 2Dan 5. Egoshi 4Dan ---(Tel.) Hayashi 3Dan 6. Yoshinari 4Dan 1-0 Wajima 2Dan 7. Eigelsbach 2Dan ---(Tel.) Bekele 2Dan 8. Terry Shodan ---(Tel.) Unnamed 9. Wachi 1Kyu 1-0 Pustilnik Shodan 10.R. Kaufman 7Kyu 0-1 Novikov 2Kyu --- 5-1 (NY team concedes) The DC Team Wins 5-1. It is now 7 consecutive years that the DC team has won! The remaining games, which were scheduled to be contested via telephone(Tel.), are now not likely to be played. Team Match games were played DURING the East Coast Meijin Tournament and counted both as a tournament game AND a Team Match game. These special pairings were made regardless of a players score in the tournament. It is the only way to get 5 games in during the one day event. George I. Fernandez 2000 S. Eads St., Apt. #504 Arlington, VA 22202 USA Telephone: Home(703)521-5107 Work(703)451-0300 E-Mail: fernandz erols com