From: Sam Sloan <sloan <at> ISHIPRESS <dot> COM>
Date: 31 may 2000
Subject: Re: Habu?!

At 09:30 AM 5/31/00 -0400, Larry Kaufman wrote:
>At 06:49 AM 5/31/00 -0400, you wrote:
>>I was devastated when I realized I missed a golden opportunity to
>>meet one of the greatest shogi players of all time.  I can't believe
>>Habu just popped up in Chicago.  I was supposed to go, but I backed
>>out because I couldn't bear going two weekends in a row without
>>working, (due to the recent WSC).  Had I known Habu would be there, I
>>would have quit my job and gone!
>>
>>Did anybody else meet Habu there, or at least see him?  I'd kill for
>>his autograph.  Did anybody know about this beforehand?
>>
>>How many people on this list have ever met Habu?
>>
>>
>>Doug Dysart
>>Ohio Shogi Club founder
>>
>     I met Habu at least three times.  He is very friendly and speaks
>English rather well by Japanese standards.  I guess he kept this trip a
>secret.
>
>     Larry Kaufman

I spoke to Bill Goichberg, director of the Chicago Open, about this.

He said that there was talk at the Chicago Open that a very famous Japanese
person was playing, but he did not know which one it was, as there were
several Japanese playing there.

When I explained that Habu had lost to Yermolinsky in the second round,
Goichberg told me that he will try to get the game score, because that was
a very good game.

Goichberg said that Yermolinsky had said that the guy was really good and
that it had taken him 60 or 70 moves to beat him.

I will post the game to this group, if I ever get it.

Sam Sloan