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SRC International Exhibition Game: GM Topov vs GM Kungpow

SRC GM Topov

2006-03-24, 1:44 pm

I'm pleased to announce a friendly International Exhibition correspondence
game in Stanley Random Chess between yours truly, GM Topov, and a
longstanding friend and little-known but brilliant international grandmaster
from South Korea, GM Kungpow. The game can be viewed live with analysis and
commentary from both players:
http://schemingmind.com/game.aspx?game_id=43838

GM Kungpow spends much of his time conducting historical research in
reclusion in a strictly orthodox monastery. The monastery is in a secret
location somewhere in South-East Asia, and is referred to by government
officials sponsoring the research as the Bush Pilot Project. Kungpow
specializes in Reformational and Counter-Reformational play, and his life's
work is the publication of a collection of 95 separate studies, which
contain his own theses for refuting the standard SR Chess openings and lines
popular with the leading clergymen and ecclesiastical figures under the
medieval papacy. His knowledge of sixteenth century Genevan Modal play is
particularly outstanding. Consequently he has the distinguished honor of
being the only international grandmaster with a perfect record in games that
enter VH Conditions after the 30th move.

Also noteworthy is the fact that on his mother's side, Kungpow is a seventh
generation descendant of the English Stanley family. His lineage has been
traced to the immigrant Wendel Jefferson Stanley, who travelled to the Far
East on the Spice Routes, but never returned to England after marrying a 16
year old girl by the name of Me Chi Lee, the daughter of a wealthy Korean
soap collector. This branch of the Stanley family now specializes in
manufacturing bicycle helmets in Taiwan, but at the time were leading
figures in the production of hand carved Stanley Random Chess pieces.
Kungpow's family ancestry also has connections to the Knights Templar, who
were actively engaged under the auspices of a Secret Society for the
Preservation of SR Chess during some of the darkest years of the Great SR
Chess Purge.

Widely recognized for his diverse interests, GM Kungpow is also a leading
contributer to an international team of researchers called Magnetic the
Gathering, under the leadership of Dan Brown. The team is engaged in a
project which uses principles of magnetism to decode all of Da Vinci's
paintings, proving that in fact they are blueprints for Ancient Roman
plumbing practices. In his spare time, Kungpow is known to enjoy his
fascinating hobbies of bee-keeping, French knitting, and the translation of
ancient Italian runes into Braille. He also has a longstanding interest in
Russian ballet, and on more than one occasion made a guest performance as
part of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.

In his early years, GM Kungpow studied under the traditional Eastern
masters, which gives him a unique perspective on traditional play.
Consequently he typically tends to flavor his analysis with profound Eastern
philosophy and Zen-like sayings. His style is unlike that of any other
international grandmaster, and while at times it may prove difficult to
understand, it is always rewarding to study. It promises to be an exciting
Exhibition Game.

Check the game here, and feel free to contribute with your analysis and
questions:
http://schemingmind.com/game.aspx?game_id=43838

More on SR Chess: http://www.chessvariants.org/link2.dir/srchess.html
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SRC GM Gregory Topov
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Chris F.A. Johnson

2006-03-24, 1:44 pm

On 2006-03-24, SRC GM Topov wrote:

quote:

> I'm pleased to announce a friendly International Exhibition correspondence
> game in Stanley Random Chess between yours truly, GM Topov, and a
> longstanding friend and little-known but brilliant international grandmaster
> from South Korea, GM Kungpow. The game can be viewed live with analysis and
> commentary from both players:
> http://schemingmind.com/game.aspx?game_id=43838

Rumour has it that the match has been put off until a week
tomorrow. Is Kungpow chicken?

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Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
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Author:
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SRC GM Topov

2006-03-24, 1:44 pm

"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ctgdf3-8ff.ln1@xword.teksavvy.com...

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> On 2006-03-24, SRC GM Topov wrote:
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> Rumour has it that the match has been put off until a week
> tomorrow. Is Kungpow chicken?

GM Kungpow has in fact opened with 1.Nh3, the Pacified Knight Opening
(Silent Right Wing), a long-time favorite among Buddhist monks in the 18th
century on account of its unbalancing effect in taking the opponent away
from his contemplative centre. While a poor move in Common Chess, 1.Nh3 in
SR Chess creates immediate modal opportunities for White, and requires Black
to respond with central aggression applying lateral shift to maintain tempo.
After 1...e5 2.e4 d6, White may be planning a Levitational Bishop Maneuver,
for which a refutation was discovered in 1886 by GM Juan del Pueblo of
Puerto Rico. But I suspect that GM Kungpow's studies under the Eastern
masters have led him to uncover new possibilities for post-knightal
depression, and other options will be exploited, such as Backwood's Threat.
It may, in fact, be Topov's goose who is cooked, although naturally it is
far too early to tell.
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SRC GM Gregory Topov
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