[Event "Stanley Random Chess: GMKungpow vs. GMTopov (International Exhibition)"]
[Site "SchemingMind.com"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "-"]
[White "GMKungpow"]
[Black "GregoryTopov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Variant "stanleyrandom"]
[WhiteCountry "KOR"]
[BlackCountry "AZE"]
[WhiteElo "1300"]
[WhiteRD "285"]
[BlackElo "1559"]
[BlackRD "257"]
[GameID "43838"]

{
GregoryTopov: GMTopov announces a friendly International Exhibition friendly game with GMKungpow, a longstanding acquaintance and international SRC grandmaster from South Korea.  I'm greatly privileged to welcome GM Kungpow to schemingmind, and will allow him to introduce himself.
}
1. Nh3
{
GMKungpow: One day, while seeking enlightenment beneath an old bamboo tree, a small rodent ambled by.  As he passed he rose up on his hind legs and said: "Weary is the pawn in no man's land -- remember that and you shall always find victory within your grasp."
}
{
GMKungpow: The goal of this movement is to take the opponent away from his contemplative centre -- to remind his that without order and balance, there is only chaos.
}
{
GregoryTopov: GM Kungpow studied under the traditional Eastern masters, and 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 at times may prove difficult to understand.  This is an unusual opening, which I last encountered in competitive play in the Great Wall of China Classic in 1952.
}
1... e5
{
GregoryTopov: A neorthodox, but contemplative response, pioneered by VonFinkelstein (1801).
}
2. e4
{
GMKungpow: GMTopov shows with this opening gambit that enlightenment is not far beyond his grasp.  Yet as the soldier hungers for the dawn, so does true bliss exceed the reach of many men.  My response to this aggressive opening is to remember the fawn at the babbling brook!
}
{
GregoryTopov: White's Pacified Knight Opening (Silent Right Wing) seen here was a long-time favorite among Buddhist monks in the 18th century.  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.  White's 2.e4 provides temporal shelter for the Pacified Knight on h3, clearly planning a Levitational Bishop Maneuver.  A refutation for this Maneuver was discovered in 1886 by GM Juan del Pueblo of Puerto Rico, but I suspect that GM Kungpow's studies while in confined in monastic solitude have led him to uncover new possibilities for post-knightal depression.  In fact, Kungpow's cryptic allusion to the soldier hungering for dawn, is a clear reference to the gravitational attraction of Black's pawns for the light squares, which Black must be cautious to avoid this early in the game.  Knowledge of mathematical theories of chaos proves most helpful at this point, especially in fawning an ambushed Loose Madame with Qg5.
}
{
langhab: the Pacified Knight on h3 is more often called as the 'shy horse' by the noviciates in our barrio. and our old school often advocates for 'double shy horses' with suicidal potentialities, which often led the spectators to full standing ovation at the conclusion of a delirious game. of course prior to such game, all concealed forks, bolos and other farm implements are properly inspected and confiscated.
}
{
GregoryTopov: The "Shy Horse" (as the Pacified Knight is indeed referred to in rural areas) gained particular notoriety at one of the All-Asian Tournaments of Champions - in the early 1990s I think it was?  I wasn't present at the game in person as a result of some delicate surgery involving the implantation of facial hair.  But the story is told about the guest exhibition game between GM Edgar Mildew of Great Britain and GM Geert Holdebro of Holland, which was being relayed to the crowd with a live human sized chess set in the gardens outside the Convention Center.  I don't know the all the details, but I gather that in the absence of horses due to the city location, the Tournament Officials had the bright idea of replacing White's life-sized knights with two mechanical bulls.  Perhaps others are more familiar with the details of what happened next, but I gather that somehow a fracas ensued with a golfer in a red shirt from an adjacent golf course, involving one of the mechanical bulls, two golf clubs, three Japanese players dressed as life-sized rooks, and resulted in seventeen arrests.  Three Grand Arbiters were included among those arrested, and even more tragically, both cooks responsible for preparing that evening's sushi.  As a mark of respect, to this day Asian players typically avoid the Double Shy Horse, which makes GM Kungpow's bold opening move all the more remarkable.
}
{
surfnsuds: Perhaps. Perhaps. I think that in your analysis, you have forgotten Kungpow's own warning. "My response to this aggressive opening is to remember the fawn at the babbling brook!" he said, and you would do well to pay attention. Who is the fawn? Is it you? Is it Kungpow? Where is the brook? Why does the brook matter? What does the brook offer the fawn? How many times will the fawn drink at the brook? Or will the fawn be consumed by the brook? The answer is found only by looking inward, during the moment. Not before. Not after.
}
{
neoliminal: I'm curious to see how this developes.  The Knight is clearly making a Backwood's Threat, but I don't think I've seen this particular opening in a  long time.  I'll do some research in my Eastern SRC books, but they are unfortunately badly translated.  Luckily I have an asian massage student who occasionaly helps me with the original text (in exchange for SRC lessons.)
}
2... d6
{
GregoryTopov: A rather ordinary book move opening up possibilities for stable eliptical play, and virtually forced under these circumstances due to the threats created by White's Pacified Knight.  Of historical interest, this move was banned in Italy from 1815-1845 under the 13 provisions of the Neopolitan Prohibition, after a leading official of the Italian SRC Governance Committee failed to accurately translate two small words of the Regulations for Player Etiquette from the original German.  I'm curious whether this position has received any recent attention from the Eastern masters under which Kungpow studied.  The Genevan Gambler Attack is often favoured here.
}
3. Bb5+
{
GMKungpow: Ah, my friend surfnsuds, your questions are keen, your intellect as sharp as a samuri's blade.  Yet you must shift your focus -- Ask not who the fawn is, rather ask what the fawn can do if approached by knight  executing a Backwoods threat!
}
{
GMKungpow: And to my esteemed opponent -- The Genevan gambler approach is a wise course of action in circumstances such as these -- but only if a man knows when to hold'em and when to fold 'em.  Therein lies true enlightenment!
}
{
surfnsuds: With Bb5+, I may say that it is now clear who the fawn is. I was naive before, and am grateful to GM Kungpow for guidance. The Way is now more defined. However, with all due respect, I am skeptical about the Backwoods threat. I see instead that there is half a worm in the bitten apple. Beware of pelicans!  
}
3... c6
{
GregoryTopov: Indeed, much worse than finding of worm in an apple is finding of half worm, and the eating thereof.  As it is written, "All men eat, but Fu Manchu."  Lord Omar's "Battle Hymn of the Bishop's Eristocracy" (Principia Discordia, Fourth Edition) gives prophetic guidance for this position: "She threw a Golden Apple, 'sted of turn'd t'other cheek! / O it cracked the Holy Punchbowl and it made the nectar leak / Her Apple Corps is strong!"  Using Black's bishop to defend with a Holy Punchbowl formation is a common error made by novices who fail to heed this prophecy, so cautious play is necessary to avoid this trap.  I now perceive that GM Kungpow's Levitational Bishop Maneuver is but a mere distraction, since even the greatest of whales is helpless in middle of desert.  I opt for the traditional Pawned Pelican, which also satisfies the requirements of mandatory blind billing.
}
{
GregoryTopov: The expected Pawned Pelican Declined is of course an uncommon but sound variation of the Genevan Gambler Attack.
}
{
Archr: The Simple Chess player would think this a strong move for the wrong reasons.  It looks like Black is threatening an "en prisant" Bishop by 4. ... c6xb5.  But 3. ... c7-c6! is a subtile and brilliant move because it corrals the knight on b8 leading to the Three Dog Knights game.  In the mainline of the TDK, White gains a target at b7, but Black get ample compensation in immobility.  The trumps are all Blacks; White will perambulate to his demise.  The game is virtually over.
}
{
neoliminal: What I find interesting is GM Topov's daringly open Royal Bedroom.  Many Expert players would avoid this, although it's a common enough sight in novice play.  I'm curious how he will later develope this into a threat to white.
}
{
GregoryTopov: Check this link to read a short biography of GM Kungpow: http://www.schemingmind.com/topic.aspx?topic_id=28093
}
4. Qg4
{
GMKungpow: When the great General Sun Tzu (well known for his book The Art of War; while lesser known for his book the Art of Macrame)was asked on the morning of battle: "How should one defend against the soldier who comes from the left of the grocery aisle?"  He replied wistfully: "Head left of Little Big Horn and hope for the best!"  I am reminded of this sage advice as I recognize GMTopov's attempt to execute the Fourth Lateran Council defense.  I have seen this strategy employed before when I played in the championship match of the Sung Dynasty Meditational Open.  Unfortunately, my opponent Master Hoo Flung Pu, in the moment before he executed its final manouveres attained enlightenment and vanished.  While I have therefore never seen this gambit entirely played out -- I believe that the correct response is to initiate the Counter-Reformational Two-Step.  
}
4... Qe7
{
GregoryTopov: By fawning an early Loose Madame with 4.Qg4!, my esteemed opponent not only shows his own brilliance, but also provides an excellent example about the incredibly deep play required at the highest level of Stanley Random Chess.  While the traditional chess player would not even contemplate such a move, except as a form of career suicide, the astute SR Chess player realizes that any plan for Black to accept the gambit with 4...Bxg4? will be flawed after 5.Bxc6+ (and Black's Royal Bedroom is opened further, with the Royal Commode indefensible by neighbouring pawns) 6.Nd7 (6.Nxc6?! gains material, but leaves the f6 square without sufficient defense once the light squares are unmoded), and White not only gains the target on b7, but the Pacified Knight on h3 is poised to complete the Backwood's Threat with 7.d3!.  The Fawned Loose Madame Gambit is a standard counter to my Fourth Lateran Council defense, and GM Kungpow has correctly anticipated the rather obvious Fawned Gambit Declined 4.Qe7 (also known as the Counter-Reformational Two Step, on account of the consecutive movement of both queens) in reply, which is really Black's only sensible option here.  When this position was first played in 1518 by Albert of Mainz, Pope Leo X lost 21,000 ducats on the outcome in an informal bet with a visiting cardinal.  He was able to recoup most of this loss by employing a chief Distrator by the name of Tetzel, who successfully appealed the result of the game.  The Edict of Worms granted Tezel an ecclesiastical right to apply a STAR move adjudication to any move prior to the Punto Intermedio, enabling the outcome of any official tournament game to be changed upon receipt of appropriate funding.  The Papal Nuncio line used by Tetzel has since been soundly refuted by many SRC scholars, and while the Counter-Reformational Two-Step concedes temporal positional advantage and preserves the Royal Commode (prepared with Nf6), it is usually not favored by modern scholars in the West on account of the Maxim of Loxodon "Man who jump off cliff jump to conclusion."
}
5. Ng5
{
GMKungpow: With this move (5.Ng5) I seek to initiate the dreaded Sashimi Shiver Attack.  Based on the premise that "When a coin in the coffer rings, a knight from the forest springs" I hope to counter the Tetzelian implications of Topov's earlier moves.  While the Sashimi Shiver is a risky strategy -- unless undertaken with fresh grade A tuna -- its potential for swift victory more than offsets its weaknesses.  Equally, knowing Topov as I do, I fully expect him to retreat in an orderly fashion by means of the Kona of the Firemountain defense.  First employed by King Kamaamaa in the Hula Bowl of 1837, the Kona defense allows for an orderly regrouping of one's resources and an attack at a later date.  I shall be waiting however -- like a Tiger, Tiger burning bright -- to counter his machinations with the conclusion to the Sashimi Shiver -- the Blakian Experiential Gambit.
}
{
GregoryTopov: The Sashimi Shiver is a little-known variation of Kodama's Call of Nature, closely associated with the Kamigawa Royal Commode, causing pressure on f6 and incontinent pawns.  The Sashimi Lake Effect ("Knight who walks by lake passes water") is a natural corollary of this sequence, as has well been expressed by respected Japanese authority Sakura the Elder: "Tapped Soldier wearing Armor of Blanched Wood hinders Stream of Life" (Holy Memoirs According to the Order of the Sacred Belt, third sub-thesis, xlvii).
}
{
GregoryTopov: Accepting the Gambit with 5...BxQg4 initiates the commencement of the Great Norco Acquisition, a risky novelty first recorded in match-play between the fiery red-head, General Nigel "Tiger" Fanshawe of East London, and two anonymous local farmers at the inaugural Cite de Carcassonne Classic (1849), creating immediate possibilities for counter-play on the dark squares (frequently termed "mudding" in amateur play), but vulnerable to a cramped position.
}
5... Qd7
{
GregoryTopov: While the Kona of the Firemountain Defense has its merits, its strength in neutralizing immediate threats to the Royal Commode by impenetrable passive defense also constitutes its greatest weakness, since it lacks the vertical suspension required to counter longitudinal piece displacement in the middle game, evident for instance in the more aggressively weighted A-Line.  Although far more risky, I prefer the more direct Houblon de Lapin (Hop of Bunny) favored for the Regina Nigra by the traditional French masters, and played here.  
}
{
GregoryTopov: Experienced players will observe how 5...Qd7 turns the Counter-Reformational Two-Step into a Counter-Reformational Three-Step, which in fact being identical to a One-Step-Reversed, not only gives potential for modal compensation on opposite squares by unweighting adjacent pawns, but more importantly makes a logical capture illegal, since under the conditions of the Phyrexian Paradox it may not occur when usually played, except when not played.  An added benefit of this move is that it avoids over-extension of Black's bishop, and prevents GM Kungpow from using the perpendicular diagonal to enforce a Tiger's Eye, which according to Survivor's Second Theorem (S2, on Unmerited Royalties) may not be directed toward the Regina Nigra.
}
{
langhab: pardon me, but i can't quite grasp GMTopov's move: 5... Qd7. to my novice eyes, it looks like a shady ecliptic manoeuvre, blocking a peeping tom, or whatever. is the White queen's radiant flares too fiery for the Black bishop's retina? i'm in the dark! i'm sure i am missing something here.
}
{
surfnsuds: Kodama's Call of Nature was recently covered here in a Silicon Valley chess newsletter, "The San Jose Dribbler." In this article, the author, one Dr. Kent Holdettin Innimore, reviewed a number of incontinent SRC plays, such as The Sashimi Lake Effect as described above. His conclusion, arguably the most controversial SRC conclusion ever made in the entire month of March, was that incontinent moves simply do not hold water. French mathematician Bustard LeGutte wrote a scathing reply to the Dribbler editorial. In it, LeGutte demonstrated how the entire concept was void. To return to this game, I can't see how any of this matters; for as one leaf falls, so may another be tossed up into the maelstrom. So ask: who shall fall, and who shall be tossed?
}
6. Qf3
{
GMKungpow: In this most recent exchange of play I have been receiving advice from a Dutch Grandmaster of some repute: Jan Klompen of Leyden.  GMKlompen and I have maintained cordial relations ever since we drew a match at the 'Edam Up 'Cause its Gouda' tournement in Amersterdam in 1932.  His insightful comments helped me remember that while A Queen in the hand is worth 7 guilders at Christmas, neither is as valuable as Zwarte Piet and a bag full of pepernoten!  Immediately I recognized that the board conditions required responding to Kodama's Call of Nature with classic Dutch strategy of Orange Mercantilism.
}
6... cxb5
{
GregoryTopov: The VanDyken Maneuver played here with 6...cxb5 was popularized by a Dutch nobleman who had a special interest in hand carved rooks, and was a noted world expert on the influence of Chaucer on the agricultural practices of contemporary German bean farmers.  Although this defensive Maneuver is now rarely played except in tournaments with quilted boards, it has the advantage of defending the critical c4 square, which is essential for the development of a Double Header with both bishops later in the game, a move said to originate with a Spanish monk during a brief period of enlightenment achieved while playing soccer with an abandoned cabbage. 
}
{
GregoryTopov: The VanDyken Maneuver is chiefly characterized by the fact that it creates a hole in the banks of Black's defence, requiring immediate application of the player's thumb, in combination with the contemplation of carrots, and the development of a Right Wing rook in the Windmill Formation.  It is not to be confused with the inferior Ammonia Defence, which requires three pawns on the b-file, and (to put it crudely) stinks.
}
7. Kf1 b4
{
GregoryTopov: Vacating b5, referred to in vulgar parlance as Flushing Your Pawn.
}
{
GMKungpow: I apologize for the long delay in my making a move.  I have been meditating in seclusion for the past several weeks, high on a Tibetan hillside.  With no one for company but my faithful Shirpa guide Verdra    H. Ciretop (who, despite occassionally becoming delusional and believing that he is Steve Irwin the Croc Hunter, is a faithful friend) I sought enlightenment about what my next move should be.  Recognizing that Topov had correctly forseen my Right Wing Rook, I looked deep inside myself to see whether I might discover some other means of pressing my advantage.  Suddenly, after 17 days of strenous searching I heard the cry of a wolf on a far distant hill.  His heart-wrenching cry chilled my blood, but brought to mind this ancient maxim of Calvinist wisdom:  When in Geneva, make certain that your are careful when drinking to marriage!  A strange proverb to be sure, but one which contained great insight and wisdom.  I knew then that I should initiate the famous Institutional Full Court Press -- and of course its companion move the Sadoleto Smackdown, will follow in quick succession.  
}
8. d4
{
GregoryTopov: Kungpow has responded to my Flushed Pawn by opening up his own Royal Commode with 8.d4.  This may prove fatal to his Royal Marriage after 8...Qg4!, but I must heed Genevan proverbial wisdom by not coming to premature conclusions, since Drinking from the Conjugal Cup (Mick Dundee vs Steve Irwin, semi-finals of the 1986 Crocodile Classic) could result in a conviction for underage drinking, and be ruled as an illegal move under the 2001 Beverage Restriction Act.
}
8... h6
{
GregoryTopov: The pawn on the h-file is unofficially designated as the Ultimate Warrior in tournament play, here threatening to nip White's defenseless Hoganic Knight on g5.  Face-paint is usually applied to the pawn prior to this move, but a radical SR Chess scholar has recently postulated the absurd notion that face-paint does not affect actual game play, and has no strategic advantage.
}
{
GregoryTopov: Of historical interest, is a fascinating American tradition that after the "Ultimate Warrior" h pawn is first activated, both players walk around the playing table three times wearing only bright yellow knee-high socks and a jock-strap.  Regrettably, this tradition has fallen into disfavour in recent times after it was demonstrated to significantly lower TV ratings, the 1995 Stanley Random Royal Rumble being a case in point.  There are hopes that a modified form of this tradition may return, after Speedo was announced as the corporate sponsor of the 2007 Random Rumble.
}
9. c3
{
GMKungpow: Wise man say: "Better a jock-strap in the ring, lest by Jewel Thief I sing"
}
9... Rh7
{
GregoryTopov: A forced move.  The Rolling Rook follows the h pawn up the file, as a result of the gravitational field produced by the Ultimate Warrior Pawn, in a pattern typical of self-destructive infatuation by the lower class.
}
{
GregoryTopov: A French analyst has correctly pointed out to me that the gravitational field is in fact produced by the ego of the Ultimate Warrior Pawn.  This ego is largely the result of an inadequate attempt to deal with repressed emotions created by an unfortunate childhood experience involving an inflatable rook, a safety pin, a jar of pickles, a hamster, and a blender.
}
10. Qf4
{
GMKungpow: "As leaf in the wind, so too is the path of a Loose Madame" --  commented the great spiritual guru Master Theo Schouten, who noted that such apparently random play was a sign of a truly profound cosmic awareness.  Only when one has fully internalized the 11 principles of Estrogen Awareness, can one see the brilliance and the soundly logical reasonings behind the actions of a Londonian Queen.  Better to sit in silence on the roof of one's house, than to challenge the inspired and insightful motivations of such a woman!
}
10... hxg5
{
GregoryTopov: The unique provisions for the Londonian Queen naturally render its capture with 10...exf4 illegal.  Declining the bold Fagin Gambit does however allow Black's e5 pawn to pick the White Queen's pocket, resulting in the acquisition of a Knight.
}
{
GregoryTopov: For those not familiar with SR Chess, it should be noted that the end of the tenth move completes the First Set, and commences a mandatory Tea Break.  Under the influence of SR Chess, this practice is still common to modern cricket, although sadly Gatorade is a poor substitute for fine English tea.  The "l'échange de conseil" is implemented during this Tea Break, with the board being turned around and both players switching sides, to reduce any possible advantage due to seating position.  For more reading on the basic terminology and traditions of SR Chess, see the glossary: http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src-glossary.html
}
{
GregoryTopov: I am not quite familiar with the current legal regulations governing pick-pocketing.  Although a very old friend of mine - he must be well over 100 years of age - suffered the extraordinary humiliation of being deported as a convict to Australia for a similar pick-pocketing move.  But having a pawn on g5 gives Black the advantage of seeing whether it can pick the Queen's other pocket as well.
}
11. Qxg5
{
GMKungpow: "To pick-a-pocket is one thing; but to to design a pocket which brings elegance to a pin-stripped suit is quite another."  So said the Channel Dynasty emperess Iama Deva Tu.  Such insight made it possible for me to regain control of my Loose Madamn and employ her in the more profitable Runway Gambit, that results in this captured pawn.
}
11... a5
{
GregoryTopov: Creating further threats to the Royal Bedchamber, and preventing White from throwing a deconstructed Chamberpot.
}
{
GregoryTopov: In the classic match-up between GM General Lee vs Duke Richard Marx (lesser known song-writing brother of the schizophrenic scientist Karl) at the 1969 County Championship, GM Lee dodged an Engaged Chamberpot with 11...f6.  He was subsequently charged with an mandatory ungentlemanly conduct violation after his Moonshine Maneouver was confirmed to be hazardous to all ladies in attendance, and was taken into custody by the officiating Uniform Inspector, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane.  After regaining his trousers and his dignity, Marx penned the song "Hazard" to commemorate his remarkable victory.  General Lee immediately retired, and began a new career as a florist, in which he has achieved international renown for picking Daisies.
}
12. dxe5
{
GMKungpow: I have just initiated the Uncle Jesse RidgeRunner gambit.  Such a manouvere should make it possible to proceed post-haste to the Aussie Adventure capture.  When your down under, remember to always hold a little vegemite in reserve!
}
12... dxe5
{
GregoryTopov: The Captured Swiss Cheese is arguably full of holes, but does have the advantage of placing a "farmer in the dell" (e5 is one of four dell squares in the board center).
}
{
GregoryTopov: If his delicate Captured Swiss Cheese pawn position melts, Black could find himself in a precarious situation.  However White's passive Menhir Defence doesn't exclude the prospect of the sudden transformation of a Renegade Bishop into a Wild Boar Sequence, which is legendary among Roman infantry for its potential to be followed by the appearance of a winning attack by means of an Obelix Arrival. 
}
13. Qxe5+
{
GMKungpow: Ah, check at last.  But is it really check.  Perhaps, it only feels like check. Perhaps my senses deceive me and what appears to be a check position is in fact simply an especially Loose Madame?  How can one know for sure?  How deep does the rabbit hole really go?  All these questions fly around in the matrix of my mind.  But, I sink deep within myself to a place of solitude and contemplation.  And there in moment of profound awareness, I discover that: the true man knows when the cocoa is nothing more than a product plant!
}
13... Be7
{
GregoryTopov: I discovered this move while pondering on the metaphysical significance of the adage, The Cheese Stands Alone.  After the consumption of 47 brussel sprouts and two raw fish, suddenly I became enlightened, and in my heightened state of consciousness I realized that these wise words about cheddar were in fact not metric, but imperial.  I rang the cathedral bell thirty three times, and upon awakening was surprised to discover an intravenous bishop on e7.
}
{
GregoryTopov: I then felt a sudden stirring within me that even 47 sprouts could not produce, and as I lapsed into semi-consciousness, I seemed to hear the voice of an enchanted mollusc, beckoning from a spa of chaste mud: "All who enter shall become outwardly unclean but inwardly wise.  But beware lest a crooked ladder invite sudden disgrace, for while the path to victory is swift, the journey home is long and damp."  These obscure words of wisdom humbled me with their profoundness, and I resolutely resolved to consult my bishop on e7 as to their significance, but thus far have had no response, and so I await further enlightenment.
}
14. cxb4
{
GMKungpow: "Wise is the man who knows when to stop eating brussel sprouts; wiser still is he who never began"
}
14... Qd1#
{
GregoryTopov: Enlightened Mother of Ancient Hero say: "Wise and healthy is little boy who eat vegetable; destiny to win glorious battle is his."
}
{
GMKungpow: "Death has descended upon me like a Australian on a well cooked roo steak"  These were the last words of Polonious the Not-So-Crafty in his overly dramatized final moments.  I sympathisize with these sentiments as I reflect on the mastery and brillance of Topov's play.  Such cunning, such tactile ingenuity!  A rare pleasure and treat it has been to play such a fine mind -- though a bit addled by age as it is!  My congrats to a fine master on a fine game!
}
{
neoliminal: A perfect exhibition match.  I can only wonder what tricks might have been employed if this were the last game of a tournament!
}
{
surfnsuds: A spectacular game with far-reaching insight. Who woudl have thought that such a seemlingly simpls game could improve the already excellent relationship between a middle-aged man and his loving wife. But commentary like this has done it for me: "...such apparently random play was a sign of a truly profound cosmic awareness. Only when one has fully internalized the 11 principles of Estrogen Awareness, can one see the brilliance and the soundly logical reasonings behind the actions of a Londonian Queen. Better to sit in silence on the roof of one's house, than to challenge the inspired and insightful motivations of such a woman!"
}
{
surfnsuds: "The 11 principles of Estrogen Awareness," Indeed! The wife and myself are both healthier as a result of my taking this bit of advice to heart. We get much more exercise now. She has not yet stopped chasing me with a skillet.
}
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