Click below for Round 1 game records, with some variations and comments by the players.

Netherlands-China (top): “I thought W58 was good enough but to be honest I didn’t read it out very carefully,” said Merlijn Kuin of The Netherlands. “I should have taken more time to consider my options here.”

Sweden-US (bottom left): Jie Liang (US) lets his advantage slip away in the middle game as Sweden’s Fredrik Blomback squeaks out a narrow win.

Lithuania-Canada (bottom right): As to be expected in a match-up between a 3-dan and a 7-dan, Canada’s Ge cruises to an early lead here; the middle-game death of one of Petrauskas’ (Lithuania) groups simply hastens the inevitable.
– Chris Garlock; photos by John Pinkerton 

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