Life In 19x19

speedchase wrote: he is back in the states now.

Antti is back in Finland.

Javaness wrote:I too thought this was one of the strangest aspects of the decision - but I don't see any record of these two disputes.

The EGC 2008 referee decision never was protested.

I am the referee that made the first instance decision in the game (I ruled that the clock had malfunctioned and was to be replaced) and would like to offer my opinion. It will, of course, be strongly biased against the decision, so please remember to take the usual grain of salt.

Firstly, about ...

The only argument against moving the championship outside of the two weeks is some false sense of historical integrity. That's my decision and I'm sticking with it.

That is nearly the only thing the AGM has ever had a consensus on, so you may be correct that this is attempting the impossible. Or ...