Posts from V. Asorgin, also known as Wowa (Yama-Darma), has passed away.

VKontakte added a few more photos, and here I'll just copy the text. ------------------------------------------------- The 21st century of virtuality. Sometimes, people you barely see in real life are much closer to you than some distant relatives or a large portion of those you spent 8 years with in the same class. Therefore, despite the lack of traditional attributes, I consider Volodya Asorogin (aka Yama-Darma) my friend. I think he would confirm this without hesitation. If someone had asked him just a few days ago... In any group of people, someone will inevitably have to leave first. But who could have thought that Volodya would be the one to pave the way for the heroic community? 😔 We are all young at heart, but he didn't look any older than the rest. In 2003 in Krasnodar, when everyone was just getting to know each other, Heroes players would ask each other, "Guess how old Yama is?" And the next person who learned the answer suspected they were being tricked. Some even asked to see his passport as proof. And, after looking at his "Children" page, they were amazed for the second and final time. 😎 We met on the League of Heroes website a year earlier. At first, we played together in offline tournaments, and then we co-hosted them. Of all the members of the League's Coordinating Council, I had such a good understanding with Yama, perhaps only with Chameleon. Well, it's understandable, two mathematicians and chess players – wouldn't they get along? 😉 And Volodya was a designer, an artist, a person who was practically of a different race to me – and yet, at the same time, he was so "one of us"... The only time I remember him "losing it" was in 2004, when on a day off, the group went to the Lagonaki plateau. Volodya said he wanted to wander around the caves alone, which the tournament organizer, Alan Prost, strongly opposed, as he didn't want to have to search for Yama in all the caves. Besides, the only pair of shoes he brought from Moscow were slippers that looked a lot like beach sandals. And the Artist wanted to distance himself from the crowd of drunk teenagers, who were generally good guys, but were currently terribly distracting from the overall experience. I don't remember exactly how it ended, but I think responsibility ultimately prevailed. During one of my visits to the capital, we walked along Arbat together, from which I was supposed to go straight to the train station. As the hour X approached, I became increasingly anxious, and invariably received the answer, "It's nearby, you'll make it, of course." Finally, about 15 minutes before, I asked him to specify what he meant by "nearby." - Well, the subway will be open soon, you just need to take a couple of stops, and you'll be there. - Subway?!!! I've never run so fast on escalators with a full backpack, either before or since. And Yama stayed close to me until the very end, although if I was late, it wouldn't have been safe for him either. 😏 Only on the last climb did he not keep up with the pace – cigarettes turned out to be worse than a backpack... Everyone who still has T-shirts from the St. Petersburg Open Championship 2007 should know that Volodya made them. And the League logo. And much more. P.S. From Wikipedia: Yama or Yāma (Sanskrit: यम — "Twin")[1][2] is a god in Hinduism who renounced his immortality.

This isn't a nightmare, it's a journey. May he rest in peace, but I remember from our conversations that he had many children. Let's see what everyone is willing to contribute besides words of praise, and ask what is needed and for which map. This is the best way to honor the memory of what he lived for.

I agree...

It's hard to write without tears. Vova was the kindest, perhaps even too gentle, an example of calmness. He was always ready to help, with advice or with action.

And he was a great father, with many, many children. And they need to live and thrive now. Think about who can help with finding jobs for the younger generation, or with money, or by donating clothes...

Let's choose a responsible person whom everyone trusts, and let them collect donations into an account. We'll go and visit the relatives, and maybe someone has photos from Krasnodar or Khaurovskoye – please share them, we need to remember Vova.

PS I had his phone numbers, but they were lost when I changed SIM cards. Write to me in a private message – I will contact his family.

Very sorry. I am ready to provide financial assistance to the deceased's relatives in the amount of [amount].

A kind and intelligent person, a pleasure to communicate with. A prominent member of the Heroes community.

Does anyone have photos from gatherings in Krasnodar and Khaurov – please share them; we need to remember Vova.

I’ll post this one from Horn’s page; I don’t think he’ll mind. It’s a great photo, everyone looks so young.

2006, Minsk.

Eternal memory to a wonderful person in all aspects, as well as a great player, may he rest in peace...

R.I.P., Volodya...

R.I.P.

Words cannot express...

We didn't have much time to talk, we sat next to each other at CIS 2010, and from the very first words, it became clear that he was a very pleasant and kind person to talk to. We need more people like him; it's a great loss...

May he rest in peace.

Yeah, he was quite young (younger than me), he had his whole life ahead of him, and now... May he rest in peace!

My condolences...
The very name Yama-Darma speaks volumes. He was a very knowledgeable and enlightened person. Vova and I communicated a lot via ICQ about various esoteric topics... although perhaps not as much as we could have. Sometimes I would even mentally rehearse a possible dialogue with him, anticipating a future meeting that I looked forward to, but which kept getting postponed and never happened.
Seeing him in the tournament bracket, I was already looking forward to the pleasure of reading his future game reports – always very vivid and engaging.

I only found out about this news today, and I was shocked. I spent half a day trying to come to terms with it. I feel it's important to share some of my impressions of this person. I met Vova a couple of years ago at the St. Petersburg m200 event. In that boisterous crowd, he seemed to stand apart – with a cup of tea in his hands, immersed in the Gameplay, intelligent, and pleasant to talk to. At another m200 event, I remember one episode: Vova and I were playing billiards, I won, and continued playing with another opponent. We hadn't even finished the game when Vova came over with a large cup of tea and said, "I lost, this tea is on me." We certainly hadn't agreed on anything like that.
Later, we had the opportunity to communicate through the "one against all" tournament, where Vova, as captain, chose me to be on his team, and I watched some of his matches through TeamViewer. I remember that during his games, there were always children around, who participated in the process in one way or another – someone older (unfortunately, I don't remember their names) gave advice on the game, another just told stories, and a third would suddenly start playing the guitar. It's hard to imagine what a blow this is for his family. Rest in peace, Vova.

It’s a pity that I didn’t get to know him better. We met a couple of times in online tournaments. May he rest in peace.

I play whit him 2 times - i have from him good feelings whit good games .So sorry.

RIP

It’s very sad to hear that. May Volodya rest in peace! I played several games with him, including in tournaments, and I only have positive impressions of him as a person.
Rest in peace, Volodya!