Category Archives: 2nd SAWMG Edition
Interview with Vanessa Wong
During the gold medal individual matches, Ranka had a chance to speak with European women’s champion Vanessa Wong. Ranka: Where were you born, and when did you move to Great Britain? Wong: I was born in Hong Kong, but when … Continue reading →
Exhibition Game: Redmond vs Sun
White: Michael REDMOND 9p Black: SUN Naijing 6d Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock Sun, an amateur 6-dan, played very strongly in this limited-time exhibition game on Sunday, December 16; his play in the opening was professional level … Continue reading →
Pair Go Round 2
The second round of the pair-go competition started at 3:00 p.m. Deputy tournament director Michael Redmond presided over the start of the round, and then moved to join Chris Garlock in the live commentary booth to report on the China-Japan … Continue reading →
Lin vs Kang
White: LIN Chi-han (Chinese Taipei) 9p Black: KANG Dongyoon (Korea) 6p Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock The winner of this game goes to the final, against Choi Chulhan 9P, with the 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games title and … Continue reading →
Chen vs Park
White: CHEN Yaoye (China) 9p Black: PARK Jeonghwan (Korea) 9p Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock Park is one of the top Korean players; he’s been on the international scene for several years. He’s a steady player with no … Continue reading →
Press Conference
On December 12, while the players took the morning off to recover from various degrees of jetlag, the media were treated to an opening press conference at the Information Office of Beijing Municipality. Ms. Wang Hui, Press Office Director of … Continue reading →
The Players Arrive
After months of build-up, go players from Argentina, Canada, China, Czechia, Chinese Taipei, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom began arriving in Beijing around December 10 for the SportAccord World Mind Games. The first event on their schedule … Continue reading →
2nd edition of SportAccord World Mind Games to start tomorrow
The second edition of the World Mind Games is about to start on 12 December with the last preparations currently in progress. This year’s event, hosted in Beijing, China, will include 8 days of competitions in 5 mind sports; Bridge, … Continue reading →