中國職業棋手梁偉棠九段訪問華府

圓滿達成交流使命

中國職業圍棋棋手梁偉棠九段於8月14日在Rockville United Church向50餘位華府地區的 圍棋界人士展現了他的精湛技藝，該晚〝棋聚一堂〞的出席者分別來自不同國家、多種族裔，充分體現出源遠流長的圍棋已在世界各地廣泛流傳、深深吸引著地球村民的強烈熱愛。

梁偉棠九段是廣東省深圳市旗幟性的領軍人物，也是該市有史以來僅有的九段，這回趁著參訪美國圍棋大會[註一]之便，來到華府交流指導。梁九段在活動開幕式上進行了簡短發言：“這次中國棋院和中國圍棋協會委派我參加了美國圍棋大會，我了解到華府地區的圍棋活動辦得有聲有色，很高興今天晚上能見到這麼多的美國圍棋愛好者，有機會和大家切磋棋藝。”本次活動由美國圍棋協會(AGA)的首都圍棋俱樂部、德元棋社(Great Falls Go Club)、洛城俱樂部、洛城姐妹城市公司共同舉辦，活動內容包含：多面打、AGA等級分比賽、討論會以及復盤講解。

“六名圍棋愛好者有幸參與「梁九段多面打」，接受職業棋手的手談指導”，本此活動的總召集人、也是首都圍棋俱樂部的負責人張智淵介紹道，“職業棋手的水平確實是高深莫測、匪夷所思，在平凡處常有不平凡的巧思妙手，在參與多面打的選手中不乏幾位業餘5段高手，且分別被授予5至9子[註二]，但是，最終只有韓國棋手Insu Kim一人小勝。”

有不少棋友註冊報名「梁九段多面打」，但名額只有六位，幸運者是： Robin Kramer 、Ben Hong、Insu Kim、余燦旺、李革、和王濤，主辦單位特別向向隅者致歉。原計劃 進行1個半小時的多面打，最後却進行了2個多小時。張智淵補充道，“主辦單位特地備妥了舒適的坐椅，但是梁九段彬彬有禮，整個多面打過程中，一直無歇息地輪走於六棋盤之間，走過百巡。最後，梁老師已經有些疲憊，但他還是非常熱誠耐心地在大棋盤上一一回答了愛好者關於定式、佈局、收官等等的疑難雜問。”

觀看梁九段的多面打指導棋，本身就是一種學習、一種欣賞、一種享受，就像李連杰一打六，仍能從容不迫、見招見拆、見勢藉勢、輕靈巧活、制敵機先；圍棋畢竟不需拳腳肌力，梁九段或凝視、或沈思、或望上，順時鐘方向週遊於六張棋盤，更是多了一份悠遊自在、幽雅淡定、翩翩風範。反觀六位受指導者，2小時的多面打過程中，也是六人百態，有形勢大好時的自信滿滿、有面對強敵時的戰戰兢兢、有局勢險峻時的苦思冥想、有被手筋翻盤時的懊惱不已‧‧‧不一而足啊！

復盤及答疑階段，北維州德元棋社負責人金慶松臨時被委以重任為即席翻譯，他幽默風趣、不辱使命。在1個小時的復盤及答疑中，梁老師盡其所知的詳加講解評論，偶而也說出〝太複雜〞、〝算不清〞、〝不知道〞，可知圍棋真是博大精深，棋道本來就是雲深不知處啊！

同時進行的AGA等級分比賽，是由Todd Heidenreich負責主持，喻量7段分別戰勝了Pablo Quizon 6段和盧夢6段而奪冠。本此活動由於事先在社交網站、email通知和報紙公告上分 別以英文、韓文和中文進行了多管道宣傳，活動吸引了各個水平、男女老幼的愛好者。洛城俱樂部的負責人John Goon總結道：“今晚的活動辦得非常成功，我們不僅見到了許多 舊雨新知，而且有棋友Howard大學余燦旺教授表示，希望在他所任教的大學裡建立一個圍棋俱樂部。”

梁偉棠九段10歲學棋，1999年成為中國第22位職業九段。他的棋風算路精準、厚實、銳利，被譽為中國棋界的“長生劍”，他長期指導、推廣廣東省深圳市的圍棋活動，協助深圳市的圍棋發展生根發芽、開花結果；梁九段這趟美國行、華府遊，提供高質量的圍棋交流，促進最優質的民間外交，為圍棋在美國的提升及國際上的推廣，做出了重大貢獻。

本次活動部分照片‧‧‧

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4153064661385.2172544.1126961802&type=1&l=9542369c70

本次活動視頻‧‧‧

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaYMJhzmYjw&feature=youtu.be

AGA在華府附近許多地點都有定期活動，比如Arlington(每週一晚)，Bethesda，Sterling，Great Falls和Rockville(每週五晚)，Baltimore(每週日晚)、Wheaton（每週二晚）此外 ，College Park(馬大，週三、週五晚)，許多中文學校也都有圍棋班，如需要具體信息，可以登錄http://www.usgo.org/where-play-go 查出或聯繫AGA董事會董事張智淵 agatd1@gmail.com

《2012年9月3日於華府》

[註一] ：第28屆美國圍棋大會(The US Go Congress)於8月4日(星期六)至8月12日(星期 日)在北北卡羅萊納州黑山市舉行，這是美國圍棋協會(American Go Association， www.usgo.org)每年輪流在美國各大城市舉辦美國圍棋界最盛重的年度大事，是一個讓您與世界各地的職業圍棋手和業餘圍棋愛好者手談、交流與學習的機會。

[註二]：職業棋手與業餘圍棋愛好者下棋稱為指導棋，讓子棋、授子棋是指導棋的慣例，一般是依愛好者的棋力授予2至9子。

Chinese Go (Weiqi) professional Wei-Tang Liang 9P put on a brilliant display of technical virtuosity for a captivated audience of 50 Go fans in a special event at the Rockville United Church in Rockville, MD on Tuesday August 14, 2012.

“Six players obtained opportunities to learn from Liang 9P in the simul teaching games.” The event organizer Zhiyuan ‘Edward’ Zhang told EJ. “The strength of a professional player is definitely fascinating—the group have a few players as strong as 5 dan yet with 5~9 stone handicap only one Korean player Insu Kim is able to win with just a few points.”

The event is brought by a collective effort by the Capital Go Club of the American Go Association (AGA), the Great Falls Go Club, the Rockville Go & Chess Group (RGCG), and the Rockville Sister City Corporation (RSCC), and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.

“I come to attend the US Go Congress on behalf of the China Qiyuan and Chinese Go Association.” Mr. Liang 9P gives a brief talk at the event opening. “And I have heard that the Go activities in the Washington DC metro area have been impressive and famous, and very happy to spend the evening with so many American Go players.” click here for a video clip of the event by Tie-Hua Ng (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEkwQk80X0R0Nm1WSEVMY3FRRjdVb2c6MQ)

The event included a simultaneous exhibition involving six players, a mini AGA rated tournament, and an open forum for questions and game commentary analysis.

Mr. Liang learned to play Weiqi at the tender age of 10. In 1999 he became the 22nd player to achieve Chinese professional 9 Dan status, the highest professional level accorded. Mr. Liang’s Go style is described as straightforward, deep, stable, and sharp. He is known in the Chinese Go community as "Long Life Sword". Mr. Liang is the only 9 Dan Professional Go player in the Shenzhen City of Guangdong, where he has inspired the growth of Go in over a hundred thousand of players.

“Though over a dozen sign up, only six seats are available in the simultaneous event” Add Zhang. “The plan was to spend 1.5 hours on simul, then 1 hour on game review and Q/A.” In reality the simul takes 2 hours, but Mr. Liang is still very patient to use a big demo board to answer questions on joseki, opening, endgame, and etc., although he is obviously tired at the end.

This event features great diversity of players, probably a result of advertisement in social network and newspaper in English, Korean and Chinese. “The event was a huge success.” John Goon concluded. “Not only we see may new faces of local Go players, but also receive a professor player’s inquiry on starting a Go club in the Howard University in Washington DC.”

In the AGA rated tournament which ran in parallel with the simultaneous, “Liang Yu 7d is 2-0 with impressive wins over Juan Pablo Quizon 6d and Meng Lu 6d.” Tournament Director Todd Heidenreich reports.

Simul Participants: Robin Kramer, Gary Li, Tsann Yu, Ben Hong, Insu Kim, and Kevin Wang.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Organizers: John Goon and Edward Zhang.

Wed Admin: Gurujeet Khalsa.

Photographer: Yangang Li.

Video: Tie-hua Ng.

Transportation: Lin Lu, Xingyu Lu, Tao Wang, Binquan Wang.

Reception: Xingyu Lu.

Refreshments and Set-up: (Rockville Go & Chess Groups) Nick Nayfack, Todd Heidenreich, Juan Pablo Quizon, Craig Anderson, Nick Quizon, Diego Bigelow, Tim Bigelow, Joseph Huang and Rohit Gopal.

Transaltors: Ching-Sung Chin (Great Falls Go Club), Sam Choi and Bingjib Huang (both also Rockville Sister City Corporation coordinators).

Toastmaster and Signage: Edward Zhang.