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Photos from congress

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:02 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
First, the pros who attended:

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Some of them won. Here are the top 6 finishers in order, bracketed by the three TDs: Sam Zimmerman on the far left, Chris Kirchner on the far right, and next to him Ken Koester.:

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Our own Daniel the Smith learning to be a pro from Yang:

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Jennie Shen reacting to a bad move:

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And a variety of costumes...

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And last, but not least, two of the many copies of the sign that appeared in the men's bathroom right next to the main room after the second day:

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Re: Photos from congress

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:43 am
by daniel_the_smith
Eeek, I will have to supply a better picture of me :)

Here is the game that's on the board. Mr. Yang is saying my (black's) last move (29) didn't make any sense. I was happy with this game (even vs. 2d and the 2d died big) until the review, when it turned out my cut at 69 doesn't actually work (can you see why?). Fortunately my opponent didn't start reading until it was too late.


Re: Photos from congress

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:13 am
by psk31
That's not Paul Barchelon standing next to Chris Kirchner, it's Ken Koester. Ken had responsibility for the strong players room. Paul did handle the youth tournament I believe.

Re: Photos from congress

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:22 am
by xed_over
and that's not a wizard costume, that's Fujiwara no Sai

Re: Photos from congress

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:58 am
by Magicwand
daniel_the_smith wrote:.... when it turned out my cut at 69 doesn't actually work (can you see why?).

M10 miai @ K10 and net?

Re: Photos from congress

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:30 am
by daniel_the_smith
Yeah, that's the idea.

White has some forcing moves, after which the net works. :(

Re: Photos from congress

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:21 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
daniel_the_smith wrote:Eeek, I will have to supply a better picture of me :)


Sorry, it's an old cell phone camera. The blurring is bad, but I liked the composition. The postures are perfect. You are totaly focussed on what he is saying, and he is pointing at the board with full arm and hand, not just his hand.

Re: Photos from congress

Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:46 pm
by vash3g
Jennie's last name is Shen, not Shin.