Sewickley Go Club Members
- See our CLUB LADDER.
- Sister clubs: Pittsburgh Go Association (CMU), Washington Go Club
- Members below with listed e-mails will gladly offer free GO lessons.
- Members are listed in the order they joined our club.
- Names are listed with "family name" last. Thus Chinese names are flipped, sorry.
- The members' 12-year-cycle Chinese animal is shown. Mouse-over to find birthdates.
- Members with "more" after their names have created a personal "Go Reflections" page.
Shay Jones
KGS Rank: 8 kyu handles: Shay, En
IGS Rank: 14 kyu handle: Shayman
AGA Rating: -6.69
Age: Childhood: Parma Height, Ohio
Present Home: Sewickley, PA
Job: Physician Assistant
Personal page: Shay's Go Reflections
Club Roles: President, Web Site Manager
Trophies:
E-Mail for lessons: Shay@... + sewickleygo.com
Brandon Smith
KGS Rank: 6 kyu handle: BTSmith
Age: Childhood & Present Home: Sewickley, PA
Job: Analyst
Family: Girlfriend and two cats
GO History: 1 year
Non-GO Hobbies: Reading, walking, drawing and piano
Club Roles: Coffee shop Go recruiter & instructor
E-Mail for lessons: gozrav@... + yahoo.com
Michael Bath
KGS Rank: 7 kyu handle: bathman78
Age: Childhood: Greensburg, PA
Present Home: Carrick, PA
Job: Graphic Designer
Family: Wife, Daughter and Fish
GO History: Since February 2007
Non-GO Hobbies: Art and movies
Club Roles: Web Graphics Master Artist
E-Mail for lessons: bathman78@... + sewickleygo.com
Tom Rostek
KGS Rank: 8 kyu handle: rostekth
Age: Childhood: Pittsburgh, PA
Present Home: Sewickley, PA
Job: Project Management - GIS Software Implementation
Family: Wife, 2 Children
GO History: Since January 2007
Non-GO Hobbies: Backpacking, cycling, poker, cooking and choir
Nancy E. Rostek
KGS Rank: 8 kyu handle: nel613
AGA Rating: -12.41 kyu
Age: Childhood: Bethlehem, PA
Present Home: Sewickley, PA
Job: Mom (Former: Lawyer)
Family: Husband and 2 kids
GO History: Since May 2007
Non-GO Hobbies:Reading, biking, hiking, swimming, musicals
David Swan
KGS Rank: 4 kyu handles: cygnus, greenwing
IGS Rank: 5 kyu handle: cygnus
Age: Childhood: Lititz, PA (Amish country)
Present Home: Sewickley, PA
Job: Family Physician
Family: Wife: Barbara, Boys: Collin and Chris, Greenwing macaw:Maya, and our Aslan cat.
GO History: On and off for a number of years
Non-GO Hobbies: Harpsichord, macaws, cooking, martial arts
E-Mail for lessons: cygnus100455@... +comcast.net
Kougen Zheng
KGS Rank: 1 Dan handle: zhengkg
Home: China (visits Pittsburgh frequently)Job: Computer Scientist
Family: Daughter (12yo) is 3 Dan
GO History: "A long time"
Nick Ross
KGS Rank: 5 kyu handle: ndr120, fastergo
AGA Rating: -5.09
Age: Childhood: Erie, PA
Present Home: Sewickley, PA
Job: On-line Business
Family: Fiancee: Lyndsey
GO History: Since Oct. 2006
Non-GO Hobbies: chess, poker, math, science
E-Mail for lessons: ndr120@... +gmail.com
Qi Guan
KGS Rank: 3 Dan handle: guank
Age: Childhood: Outer Mongolia, China
Present Home: Washington, PA
Job: IT
Family: Single
GO History: 10 years
Non-GO Hobbies: Music, computer, travel
Shenghong Qiu
KGS Rank: 3 kyu handle: qiusheng
Age: Childhood: Zhejiang, China
Present Home: Moon, PA
Job: Chemical Engineer
Family: Married with 3 children
GO History: Learned as a child
Non-GO Hobbies: Soccer, basketball & music
Alexis Jabour
KGS Rank: 13 kyu ? handle: darkrunner
Age: Childhood & Present Home: Coraopolis, PA
Job: Library Clerk
Family: Only child
GO History: Restarting after 2 years off
Non-GO Hobbies: Movies, music, anime, school
Collin Swan
KGS Rank: 9 kyu handle: cdswan
Age: Childhood: Sewickley, PA
Present Home: France/Washington, DC (George Washington Univ.)
Job: Undergraduate student: International Affairs
Family: Single
GO History: Just started in November 2006. My father plays, so it was kind of inevitable that I would get into it eventually.
Non-GO Hobbies: Whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, classical guitar, outdoor stuff
Pinewood
KGS Rank: 13k handle: pinewood
Age: Childhood: Washington, D.C.
Present Home: Sewickley, PA
Job: Full-time student
Family: Yep, have one
GO History: My Dad started teaching me in 2007.
Non-GO Hobbies: Bike riding, building forts
Bill Coyle
KGS Rank: 6 kyu handle: olddog
IGS Rank: 11 kyu handle: olddog
Age: Childhood: Pittsburgh & Ligonier, PA
Present Home: Wheeling, WV
Job: Smuggling Go boards between WV and PA
Family: Married, daughter and two step-daughters
GO History: Learned decades ago, went to sleep, re-awoke in 2006
Non-GO Hobbies: Military history, Architecture
John Parkes
KGS Rank: 19? kyu handle: Ashki
Age: Childhood: New Jersey
Present Home: Avalon (near Sewickley)
Job: Groomer
Family: Engaged
GO History: On and off, serious since 02-08
Non-GO Hobbies: medieval cultures, ME, writing, oriental music & culture (past and contemporary)
Apoorva Juneja
KGS Rank: 15 kyu handle: nocebo
Age: Childhood: Sewickley
Present Home: near Sewickley
Job: Student
Family: Mom, Dad and brother
GO History: since April 2008
Non-GO Hobbies: Karate, drawing, writing, thinking
Nathan Shaw
KGS Rank: 15 kyu handle: Locks
Age: Childhood: Sewickley
Present Home: Moon Twp (near Sewickley)
Job: Student
Family: Margot (mom), Maggie (sis), Duncan (bro), Yoruichi (cat)
GO History: since April 2008
Non-GO Hobbies: Guitar, Investing, and impersonating a responsable adult.
Jonathan McKeegan
KGS Rank: 20 kyu handle: SirDoyle
Age: Home: Imperial, PA
Job: Student
Family: Mother, Father, Sister
GO History: since February 2008
Non-GO Hobbies: I play baseball, and football with my friends.