한바연 (Hanbayon)

What is the Hanbayon? Imagine the Canadian open, with at least twice the amount of players, all under 16 and many of them 9D on tygem. It's a district tournament held every month and there are 11 groups (10 to 1, and a super group).

Last Sunday, thanks to Blackie, we had a special permission to participate. Cory and Maxime played in group 10, Marc and I played in group 4, Jon played in group 2, and Daniel played in group 1. In general, we got crushed:

Maxime: 2-3
Cory: 2-3
Marc: 1-4
J-S: 1-4
Daniel: 1-4
Jon: 3-2 (good job ^_^ )

Personally, I had a hard time to play seriously in that tournament. There were 5 games, with a very fast time setting, 10 minutes + 3x 30 sec. Moreover, being squeezed between kids and sitting on small benches was more funny than serious :p.

Main room. Group 1 and super group were upstairs.

After the tournament, Diana told me it's actually quite serious. Many teachers from various rival schools come to watch. Also, you can see some kids noting their games for their parents. Some of them are quite exigent... Next month, we'll know what to expect, and we'll try to perform better ^_^.

Jon playing in group 2. Notice the parents
 watching through the window.

For dinner, we went to a very nice place called 닭갈비. A picture is worth a thousand words, what about a video ?

See you soon with more news. In particular, a new Quebecer will arrive soon ^_^