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Seattle
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Here's a brief Associated Press 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 StormCrow: Now the link is fixed, but I have to admit I'm not too impressed by the website. It could really use more accessible directions and contact information, it took me a while to figure out the "organization" link was the one to find out where it was located.
Edward Kim, AGA 7-dan (and a 2001 challenger for the World Amateur Go Championship), lives near Seattle and sometimes plays simultaneous games at the Seattle Go Center. Before the SGC opened, a strong informal community of players congregated in the International District and the University District (mostly at the Last Exit coffeehouse), and populated Seattle-area tournaments, such as the Cherry Blossom and Korean Consulate tournaments (which are stilll held annually).
40 miles south of Seattle is Tacoma, which has a recently organized club, and several enthusiastic players who meet often, as well as a budding "Go in the Schools" program.
The Tacoma AGA chapter had their first tournament in March 2003, hosted at the University of Puget Sound. The tournament drew 30 players, fifty percent of whom were dan level, six of these players were six dans. A detailed report on the tournament is on the Tacoma Go website. -- TakeNGive (updated by Tyler) _ This is a copy of the living page "Seattle" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |