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Author Re: SRC International Exhibition Game: GM Topov vs GM Kungpow
Chris F.A. Johnson

2006-08-02, 11:25 pm

On 2006-03-26, knudsen@correspondencechess.com wrote:
quote:

> Could you please share with us the source of the "international
> grandmaster" titles of which you speak? FIDE or ICCF?
>
> It is my understanding that SRC is a "spoof" chess variant that has
> taken on a life
> of its own. Is that your understanding as well?


Read some of the articles, e.g.
<http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src7.html>, which ends:


This was GM Topov's last published article about Stanley
Random Chess, prior to his unfortunate death at the hands of
escaped primates at the New York City Zoo. Stanley Random
Chess today owes much of its popularity to GM Topov. Under
his influence it has an active presence on the internet,
notably the excellent web-based email chess server
www.schemingmind.com.

Posted Thursday - 2004-12-02 - 10:29:22 EST
by Staff Reporter Verdra H. Ciretop in Toronto
All Rights Unreserved - Loof Lirpa Publishing
Text may be freely copied & redistributed


Note the name of the publisher. See all the articles at
<http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/>.

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