From: "T.Rogalski" <Mik <at> ACCESS-4-FREE <dot> COM>
Date: 8 jul 2003
Subject: Re: Habu at the World Open in Philadelphia

I met Habu at the World Open, and we spoke briefly several times -- very
friendly guy.  He let me take photographs without any objection, and gave me
his autograph.  One memorable photograph was taken Thu03July'03 where he was
black playing Qg1-h2+, a piece down driving the white king out into the
open, winning a very shogi-like position.  Another was taken after 25...Bc4
in his drawn game with Benjamin, the tournament's highest rated player.
Joel 'thanked' me for taking the photograph on his time, not realizing that
it was Habu's photograph that I really wanted.

Habu's board was surrounded by mostly Japanese players who recognized him as
being the strongest shogi player of all time.

Tim Rogalski.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Leary" <stephenleary <at> YAHOO <dot> COM>
To: <SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 6:33 AM
Subject: Habu at the World Open in Philadelphia


> Shogi champion Habu Yoshiharu is competing in the Open
> Section
> of the World Open (Chess) in Philadelphia this July 4
> weekend
> and he is playing very well. He drew with a strong
> grandmaster,
> Joel Benjamin (2673), and drew International Master
> William
> Paschall (2494). He finally lost his first game in
> Round 5 to
> GM Darmen Sadvakasov (2595). After five rounds, Habu
> has
> 3 points and is 71st out of 239 players. The
> tournament
> runs through Sunday.
>
> http://www.worldopen.com/2003Results/open.htm
>
> Stephen Leary
>
>
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