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Jie Li
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I am interested in Jie Li (or should it be Li Jie?) because of his outstanding results in the 2001 Toyota/Denso Oza tournament, when he was undefeated against 4 pros, including 9-dan Jiang Zhujiu. The Fall 2001 / Winter 2002 issue of American Go Journal features him on the cover, and has two of his games plus a brief biography.

  • began playing when 10 years old in Nanjing, China
  • won the Nanjing city tournament at age 12
  • 5th place in the China Youth Wei-chi Championship in 1992
  • moved to USA in 1998 and won the US Open in Santa Fe, age 17
  • eligible for US citizenship about 2008; ambition is to be the first American to win the WAGC
  • currently 20 years old; college student in San Jose, CA; teaches go and comments on games

The game record from the 3rd round of the 2001 Toyota Denso Oza tournament, when Li beat Jujo Jiang, was posted in rec.games.go and is on the web with commentary by Li at [ext] http://www.hilltopgo.com/agej/2002/Toyota_2001_Oza_Jie_Li-ZhuJiu_Jiang_ver2.sgf.

The AGA ratings searcher says he is an amateur 9-dan, but the American Go Journal says he is 7-dan. (I didn't know there was any such thing, but apparently there are about 5 AGA 9-dans -- must be for ratings purposes.)

--TakeNGive

With regard to the rating, see AGA Rating System. --Matt Noonan



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