Photos: NSC 2009: Round 23

Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA), annotated by Dee Segrest, and Nigel Richards (MYS), annotated by Kate Watson.

Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) vs. Adam Logan (New York, NY).

Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) chat with Jeremy Cahnmann.

Eric Tran (Calgary AB) showing off this crossword-themed shirt and sneakers!

Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) vs. Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON).

Jeremy Cahnmann, who travels with his own referee shirt, helps Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) with her result slip.

James L Jr Kille (Philadelphia, PA) vs. Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK).

Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA).

Trevor Sealy (Toronto ON) checks out his next round pairing at the Division 3 director table. Diane Firstman has jumped in to help out today!

Aditya Kini (Indianapolis, IN) and Scott Garner (Champaign, IL).

Hans Oh (Mississauga ON) and Max Karten (Barrington, RI) play the 100-tile pickup game.

Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) vs. Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON).

Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON)

Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC), Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ), Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ), Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA), Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD), and Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ).

Andy Saunders, Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN), and Steve Pellinen.