Photos: NSC 2011: Round 29

An informal chat with Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) as he discusses a 10th anniversary edition of Word Freak with a new chapter!

Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) discusses Word Freak.

Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) stands by 10th anniversary editions of Word Freak.

"I'll get two!"

Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) reads from the new chapter in Word Freak.

Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) reads from Word Freak.

A view of the book and the rapt audience.

Even the staff wanted to hear the talk!

Standing room only!

More onlookers.

Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) with her copy of Word Freak and a stack of challenge slips for the event (she and her fellow travellers test themselves on the way home: it is good?

Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI).

"Hello Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX)." You remember me!?" "Of course!"

The line of patient fans waiting for their autograph.

Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) signs the 10th anniversary edition ofWord Freak.

Tag Team Tournament, div 4, 2nd: Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) with Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), event director.

Tag Team Tournament, div 4, 2nd: John Dowaliby (Santa Fe, NM) & Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA).

Tag Team Tournament, div 4, 1st: Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) & Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) with Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), event director.

Tag Team Tournament, div 2, 2nd: Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) with Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), event director. (missing, Jason Randolph (San Antonio, TX)).

Tag Team Tournament, div 2, 1st: Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) with Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), event director. (missing, Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL)).

Tag Team Tournament, div 1, 2nd: Judy Cole (Concord, MA) & Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) with Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), event director. (Brian referred to them as "Brudy!")

Tag Team Tournament, div 1, 1st: Samantha Nelson (Houston, TX) & Orry Swift (Houston, TX) with Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), event director.

Tag Team Tournament, div 3's Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) & Kate Graham (Atlanta, GA) play David Meredith (Bowling Green, KY) & Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL).

Tag Team Tournament, div 3, 2nd: Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) & Kate Graham (Atlanta, GA) with Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), event director.

Tag Team Tournament, div3, 1st: Phil Robbins & Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) with Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD), event director.

Suhas Rao (Apex, NC).

Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) vs. Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX).

Table 1, div. 2: Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) vs. Matt Canik (Austin, TX).

BROWNY! A nice word to learn!

Table 2, div. 2: Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) vs. Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA).

Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) vs. Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA).

Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Kittery, ME) draws replacement tiles well out of view of the top of the bag!

Chris Lipe (Rome, NY).

Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) at div 1's annotated table 1. Kate Watson, his annotator, watches raptly.

Bryan Pepper (Bedford, TX). "T is for Texas!"

David Weiss (Billings, MT) and Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) type in an adjudication.

David Weiss (Billings, MT) seems more positive than Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) over this adjudication!

Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) with a bevy of the game's best female players: his opponent, Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) vs. Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA).

Jack Overby (Rosemount, MN).

Jon Shreve (Denver, CO).

Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) vs. Orry Swift (Houston, TX).

Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) vs. Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ).

Jamie Chew & Liam Chew in jimbei, Japanese summer day clothes.

Samantha Nelson (Houston, TX) hand on right, makes great snake rings and other jewelry!

Nigel Richards (Malaysia) vs. Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY).

Matt Canik (Austin, TX) vs. Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ).

Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) vs. Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI).

Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) vs. Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA).

Gathering around table 1, division 1: Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA), Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA), Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC), Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ), and Will Anderson (Croton, NY).

Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC).

Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL), Darrell Day (Richardson, TX), and Donald Turner (Garland, TX). Darrell had a meeting after the NSC wrapped up today, he doesn't always look like a stockbroker when he plays!

Division 2 crowds in to find out their next round pairings with John Chew touching the iPad display.