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Jie Li
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Jie Li made 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.

Jie Li has won the US Open Championship four times: 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004. He has also won the North American Amateur Ing Cup in 2002 and 2004.

  • 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 23 years old; college student in University of California, San Diego, 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.



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