Thomas Hsiang

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Thomas Hsiang is a 7d in the AGA and has been playing go for 45 years.

The 62-year-old college professor teaches electrical engineering at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY.

He's won the North American Ing Invitational twice, the US Open three times and the North American Fujitsu once. Thomas represented the USA in the 1998 and the 2005 WAGC, and represented the USA at the 2010 WAGC, in which he placed 12th. Played in the 2006 North American Masters Tournament and placed second. He represented USA in the 2008 KPMC. As of December 2008, Thomas Hsiang, along with John Lee, is one of only two players to complete a "grand slam" of USA championships by winning the US Open, the North American section of the Ing Cup and the North American section of the Fujitsu Cup.

He is a Vice President of the International Go Federation, a Director of the World Pair Go Association, and the Secretary General of the International Mind Sports Association.

His hobbies include go and music.

Thomas' favorite thing in go is being "Ahead in semeai by one liberty, of course."

His account on IGS is "nomad". He is a teacher of the Empty Sky Go Club in Rochester.


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