judicata wrote:Yes - that was my fault. Koosh saw it, but left it alone. Tofu actually fixed it when they took white after the sgf. I was just happy i saw S19 given the state i was in.
BUT I"M SURE IT WAS A GREAT GAME THOUGH. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME..
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:45 pm
by EdLee
My Round 4 opponent, Mr. Ajmal Popal:
My Round 4 game was a disaster. Aug 4, 2011.
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My Round 5 opponent, Mr. Clark Brooks:
Aug 5, 2011. Clark and I met in the late 1980's, in college, in karate -- he was ikkyuu (1st kyu) then, and me a complete beginner... We were literally beating each other up. A few years ago we played 1 or 2 games on IGS. Today, over 20 years later, we fought each other for the first time on a real go board -- some circle was complete and it was a very exciting game.
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:42 am
by ez4u
EdLee wrote:... My Round 5 opponent, Mr. Clark Brooks:
Aug 5, 2011. Clark and I met in the late 1980's, in college, in karate -- he was ikkyuu (1st kyu) then, and me a complete beginner... We were literally beating each other up. A few years ago we played 1 or 2 games on IGS. Today, over 20 years later, we fought each other for the first time on a real go board -- some circle was complete and it was a very exciting game.
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GREAT story!
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:44 am
by EdLee
ez4u wrote:GREAT story!
Thanks, Dave!
Re: US Go Congress 2011 Report
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:05 am
by cdybeijing
I'm waiting on the massive pictorial update.
Re: US Go Congress 2011 Report
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:16 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
How many players were there? Overall? And in the Open?
Re: US Go Congress 2011 Report
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:03 pm
by Tofu
Congress was such a good time. It was great to meet you guys (especially Judicata, Koosh, and Chew)! Hopefully we will all go again next year.
BTW, I couldn't help but notice that - alas! - Cotsen was at the bottom of the list. But since he was in SB, did anybody ask him about his yearly tournament? If so, what did he say?
Re: US Go Congress 2011 Report
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:15 pm
by hyperpape
I'm too lazy to do SOS and all that. Was Yongfei the winner?
BTW, I couldn't help but notice that - alas! - Cotsen was at the bottom of the list. But since he was in SB, did anybody ask him about his yearly tournament? If so, what did he say?
They think late september/early october.
Re: US Go Congress 2011 Report
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:33 pm
by xed_over
hyperpape wrote:I'm too lazy to do SOS and all that. Was Yongfei the winner?
Yes, Yongfei Ge takes 1st Michael Chen 2nd and ZiYang "The Kid" Hu 1p 3rd
Re: US Go Congress 2011 Report
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:52 am
by Mef
I don't have great pictorials like Ed does, but I have one anecdote from lunch on Thursday. I was picking up a plate of food (no trays!) at the dining hall when the girl behind the counter starts talking to me:
Girl: "Oh, you're here for that go tournament? How is it going for you?" Me: "So far I'm 3-1, so I really can't complain" Girl: "That's great! I feel like half the people I talk to have been losing!"
There was then a slight pause where I checked to make sure she was serious...finally couldn't help but respond "Yeah, I guess they had to play the other half..." She just gave me a confused look (=
BUT I"M SURE IT WAS A GREAT GAME THOUGH. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.. 
