Anime Trivia Show

AnimeUSA 2009 Cosplay Chess Report:=

AnimeUSA 2009's Cosplay Chess Match was themed Anime vs. Video Games.

We had over 60 applicants for the match and by the time final check-in happened, we still ended up some players short. Thanks to a few last minute check-ins we got enough players to play.

Cosplay Chess Role Call:

Cosplay Chess Assistant:

Kat Ingersoll as Rainbow Brite

Team Anime:

Rook 1 - Jeff Stoppa as Lord Ilpalazzo (Excel Saga)
Knight 1 - Rebecca Dupont as Germany (Axis Powers Hetalia)
Bishop 1 - Brittany Azzato as Nel (Bleach)
King - Andrew Jefferies as Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Queen - Aliza Becker as Risa Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Bishop 2 - Cynthia Kirkland as Renji Abarai (Bleach)
Knight 2 - Alex Shaw as Uchiha Madara (Naruto Shippuden)
Rook 2 - Jessica Barton as Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)

Pawn 1 - Richard Bradford as Nekozawa (Ouran High School Host Club)
Pawn 2 - Hector Pacheco as Maes Hughes (D. Grey-Man)
Pawn 3 - Christian Mercado as Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
Pawn 4 - Tiffany Firman as Allen Walker (D. Grey-Man)
Pawn 5 - Josh Lieb as Light Yagami (Death Note)
Pawn 6 - Stephanie Morehead as Belarus (Axis Powers Hetalia)
Pawn 7 - Jolee Blankenship as Russia (Axis Powers Hetalia)
Pawn 8 - Megan Gale as Lenaree (D. Grey-Man)

Team Video Games:

Rook 1 - Haley Springman as Ivan the Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
Knight 1 - Marie Lupia as Saix (Kingdom Hearts II)
Bishop 1 - Bianca Jones as Ieaka (Kingdom Hearts)
King - Jonathan von Rhine as Tonberry King (Final Fantasy)
Queen - Melissa Awbrey as Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros.)
Bishop 2 - Andrew Page as Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright)
Knight 2 - Sam Evans as Plenair (Disgaea)
Rook 2 - Samantha Gilray as Kairi (Kingdom Hearts II)

Pawn 1 - Miranda Baldys as Selphie Tilmitt (Final Fantasy VIII)
Pawn 2 - Ashley Unger as Rinoa Heartilly (Final Fantasy VIII)
Pawn 3 - Eric Brown as a Generic Video Game Character
Pawn 4 - Carley as Big Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3)
Pawn 5 - Jamie Bonsignore as Xiang Hua (Soul Caliber 2)
Pawn 6 - Sarah Verbisky as Yuna (Final Fantasy X)
Pawn 7 - Nicole Antonizick as Rikku (Final Fantasy X)
Pawn 8 - Douglas as Marluxia (Kingdom Hearts)

Click Here for a photo gallery from the chess match.

Thanks to those listed above for sacrificing their Saturday morning for our match and I hope to see you all again for another interesting match in 2010.

Getting things ready for AnimeUSA 2009

We are bringing our game show Theme Song Duel to this event
(see schedule for times and location)

Theme Song Duel has been cancelled for this event...Sorry.

Cosplay Chess is coming along well too.

See you all in about 2 weeks at the convention...

It's been a long year here at the Anime Trivia Show, We have written many questions, bamboozled more than one contestant and had a whole bunch of fun in the process. The 2008 schedule is starting to come into focus and we have decided not to run a tournament next year, Instead, we're offering the game for free-play.

Now On To The Results:

Anime Trivia Show - 2007 Tournament Final Certified Results:

Anthony - Winner of the Anime Mid-Atlantic 2007 Qualifier #1
"Dunno" - Winner of the AnimeUSA 2007 Qualifier #3
The winner from Qualifier #2 did not show up, thus 3rd place by default.

Round 1 - Game 1

Anthony - 2200
"Dunno" - 4000

Round 2 - Game 1

Anthony - 6600
"Dunno" - 7000

After Final Question (game 1)

Anthony - 7800
"Dunno" - 16000


Game 2 - Round 1

Anthony - 3400
"Dunno" - 3000

Game 2 - Round 2

Anthony - 5200
"Dunno" - 11000

After Final Question (game 2)

Anthony - 11100
"Dunno" - 14000


Total Accumulated Scores:

Anthony - 18,900
"Dunno" - 30,000


'Dunno" Wins 2007 Regional Tournament

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