From: Larry Kaufman <lkaufman <at> WIZARD <dot> NET>
Date: 2 apr 2000
Subject: D.C. Qualifier

     The qualification tournament for Washington D.C. area for the World
Championship tournament in New York was held today.  Earlier preliminaries
had narrowed the field of 13 players to 7, and since I was already seeded
in the NY event I chose not to play, in order to allow the remaining six
players to play a round robin.  One game had to be rescheduled for next
Thursday, and as a result it turned out that the name of the qualifier is
still in doubt.  Results:

Martin Koyama 4 Dan   4-1
Raymond Kaufman 2 Dan 3-1 with postponed game vs. J. Yoshinari
H. Egoshi 4 Dan       3-2
J. Yoshinari 4 Dan    2-2 with postponed game vs. R. Kaufman
Mike Lamb 1 Dan       2-3
Steve Nishigawa 1 Kyu 0-5

     This means that if J. Yoshinari wins the postponed game, Martin Koyama
is the qualifier.  If Ray Kaufman wins the postponed game, he must play a
tie-breaking game with M. Koyama to decide the qualifier.  These games are
scheduled for April 6.
     There were two large upsets in the event.  Ray Kaufman defeated Martin
Koyama, an upset of nearly 400 points.  Mike Lamb defeated J. Yoshinari, an
upset exceeding 600 points, one of the largest upsets on record.

     Larry Kaufman, Tournament Director