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Seattle is in Washington state, in the "Pacific Northwest" region of US. On the eastern side of Puget Sound, Seattle is known for its warm, rainy winters (partly due to the warm, moist ocean winds being compressed against the Cascades mountain range), seafood, and fruit trees (partly due to the warm, rainy winters); also for political dissonance, with extremists from both sides of the aisle making their home in "the Emerald City".

Many ethnic Asians have migrated to the US west coast, including Seattle, and contribute greatly to the thriving go community here. Students from the University of Washington Seattle campus also add to the mix, as do employees at Microsoft (in nearby Redmond), Boeing, and other "high tech" companies located here.

The Seattle Go Center (website out at [ext] go.airsltd.com/seattlegocenter/), conveniently located on North 45th Street near Interstate Highway 5, opened with the generous help of Iwamoto Kaoru 9-dan circa 1994. It has become the nexus of go activity in Seattle, with a handful of smaller clubs in the area meeting in schools and other venues. In 1995, the U.S. Go Congress was in Seattle.

Before the SGC opened, there was a strong informal community of players who congregated in the International District and the University District (mostly at the Last Exit coffeehouse), and who populated Seattle-area tournaments, such as the Cherry Blossom and Korean Consulate tournaments (which are stilll held annually). - TakeNGive



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