kirkmc wrote:I just looked at the list of contestants, and I'm wondering how they're picked. There's 5k from Italy, a 6k from India, and several other kyus in the list. What gives? What kind of championship is this?
In any case, best of luck to T Mark. I hope you're happier in the tournament than your mugshot makes you look.
The lack of sponsorship this year will have had a significant impact on the quality of the field. It's no longer a case of sending the strongest player, but the strongest player who can also afford the flight.
Koffein wrote:I miss the option to choose "Austria"
usgo.org wrote:In one of Day 1’s most surprising upsets, Bernhard Scheid 5d (Austria) defeated Ondrej Silt 6d (l) of Czechia. Silt “made a joseki mistake and so I got the lead,” said Scheid, “but then he managed to complicate the game and my lead became less clear. But then he began to make mistakes in the endgame, and after a while he resigned.”
Phelan wrote:Herman, you can always move to kyu country, I'm sure you'd be welcome there.
I'm sure I would be, but I think the number of countries that will give me a passport in exchange for teaching their kyu players is rather limited.
No passport, no WAGC
You are still improving and you afaik won games against former representatives as well, just work on the ratio. If you need some encouragement just start a poll here
