Greater Washington

Pandanet account: jdl
Go career: Jie Li has represented the United States nearly a dozen times in top international invitational championships, and has won 11 North American titles, 7 U.S. national titles, and 13 regional titles. Though not holding a professional certificate, he is one of the strongest go players in the United States, playing at an equal level with many American professionals and has earned the all-time-most North American and US titles combined.
Rank: 9 dan

Pandanet account: yzhou
Go career: Yuan Zhou (American Go Association 7 dan) was born in Tianjin, China. His father taught him to play Go at the age of six. In 1989 Zhou immigrated to the USA and joined the American Go Association (AGA). Zhou was the president of the University of Maryland Go club and won 30 US Go titles. Zhou represented USA in international tournaments many times (WAGC, Korea Prime Minister Cup, World Pair Go Championship, etc). In addition to his competitive successes, Zhou has became a popular teacher and lecturer, frequently giving lectures and teaching lessons at various Go clubs in the Eastern US region. He has also published many books at Slate & Shell (www.slateandshell.com). Zhou resides near Washington DC, USA.
Rank: 7 dan