[Event "Stanley Random Chess: Non-human Thematic"]
[Site "SchemingMind.com"]
[Date "2009.09.28"]
[Round "-"]
[White "sthorwall"]
[Black "agoodhobby"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Variant "stanleyrandom"]
[WhiteCountry "USA"]
[BlackCountry "USA"]
[WhiteElo "1657"]
[WhiteRD "117"]
[BlackElo "1438"]
[BlackRD "127"]
[GameID "220880"]

1. f4
{
sthorwall: En garde, good sir!
}
1... Nc6
{
agoodhobby: Nice choice of opening.  May I ask why you chose this particular opening so close to the Fall equinox?
}
{
sthorwall: You may indeed. I long considered whether the Anglo-Norman Advance would be more appropriate given that 2009 marks the 300th memorial of the devastating 3-month cold-spell in western Europe, but realising this also marks the 300th anniversary of the historic defeat of Charles XII of Sweden to Peter I of Russia, decided the Poltavian opening might be a better fit. Purely playing style, you understand.
}
2. e3
{
sthorwall: I think now I'll follow with a Ukrainian uppercut to reinforce the field of battle.
}
2... e5
{
agoodhobby: Very good reasoning.  You are a true gentleman to share so much of your thinking process.  Given your choice of opening, I have no other option than to attack with a vengeance.  Therefore, since it is an odd year and an even month, I will answer with the "great demise of 12th century chivalry" move advocated by the Simonian Monks of Helstead since their discovery of gralberry beans as a stimulant during the SRC "religious wars" between the Monks and druids that lead to the modern SRC 64 square board being adopted in an attempt to quell the animosity between the even number loving monks and the odd number loving druids. AT last count, I saw 73 major lines that had not been STARed or disputed in the last 3 centuries. I will be waiting for your response ;-)
}
3. fxe5
{
sthorwall: The monastics have always fascinated me, and a glance at my flag may give you an inkling as to my stake in druidic literature. Thus I shall here attempt the dangerous "Bane of Boethius" that I have heard so much about but never before played.
}
3... Nh6
{
agoodhobby: I look forward to this line...but with some trepidation.  My study of the druidic literature has been sporadic and this line confounds me with it's complexity.  I am not sure they have anything helpful in the Prague library.  Of course, I know enough to keep my pinellian roto-schematismus short and deal with the momentum you will attempt to gain by fixating the battalion force on a diagonal convectrous playing plane. 
}
4. d4
{
sthorwall: Your treatment of the pinellian roto-schematismus demands that I stay within the mainline Manlius variation. I will likely need to prepare for a Gothic counter-defense should you press for the Theodoric convectrous.
}
4... d5
{
agoodhobby: As I press for the Theodoric convectrous, I must keep in mind that the Albionic Tribunam of 1556 ruled the G-file as "untenable as a repository for minor forced pliometric re-noculative convectrous strategies. If you prepare the Gothic counter-defense Blaise variation, I will constantly be in danger of being relegated to playing with a plane of view disadvantage...but I think the advantage of convectrous play well makes up for this.
}
{
sthorwall: I won't yet tell whether I'll aim for the Blaise variation of the GCD, but I will admit that in my estimation black's compensation is inadequate. I have no correspondence games on the line in my database however, so it might well prove the reverse in our present venue.
}
5. c3
{
sthorwall: Your next move should be interesting. Depending on your reaction to the normal 5.c3 I will need to decide where to take the mainline Manlius -- towards the GCD or otherwise. (Perhaps the lesser-known Scythian "Usurpation" [I cannot recall the line's real name] as alluded to by Herodotus!) And of course if we do find our way into the GCD, we may yet see the interesting chances that arise in the Blaise variation.
}
5... Be6
{
agoodhobby: GCD, Blaise variation, here we come! It is interesting to note that Sophocles once noted that the difference between a live equation and a dead equation was "nary nil"
}
{
agoodhobby: What I mean to say is that I had a very bad day, am very tired, and my creative juices may or may not be replenished by the little sleep I will get tonight.
}
{
agoodhobby: Meaning that what will be will be.
}
{
agoodhobby: ...or something similar.
}
{
agoodhobby: ...or maybe not. We will see.  My Czech gypsy colleague has a saying, Jak Pan Da.  It means, "as the Lord allows".  This pretty much sums up life and SRC in a nutshell.
}
{
agoodhobby: Good night.
}
{
agoodhobby: What I mean to say is...ZZZZZZZ
}
{
sthorwall: I feel similarly. I'll let my bot play a couple moves while I take a long nap.
}
6. g4 Qe7
{
agoodhobby: naps are good.
}
7. h3 Qh4+
{
agoodhobby: He He.  This Queen is a little unruly herself...but it seems to be working out alright for me in this position.
}
8. Ke2
{
sthorwall: Of course after 7.h3 I was committing to following the Blaise variation should you respond with Qh4+ -- and here we are! The plane of view is set, the convectrous is in place, and the 'Poltavian GCD - Blaise' once again promises an exciting game.
}
8... Bxg4+
{
agoodhobby: Once thought an inferior move, this attack on the King, Queen, and Rook actually has some redeeming value.  I believe that on a convectrous plane, diagonally entrenched warfare pieces can put much of the elliptical counter attack moves at a disadvantage. "The weight of forced attack on a diagonal will always overcome the encumbered forced playing plane of still pieces", said Ecluvius.
}
9. hxg4
{
sthorwall: Phew, we sure aren't wasting any time getting into the thick of it.
}
9... Qh5
{
agoodhobby: My database says that h5 is the best place for the Queen.  Experts are divided on whether the Queen should be looking for range of motion or proximity to the enemy pieces.  h5 puts the Queen in a place where she can attack the most pieces.
}
10. gxh5
{
sthorwall: Risking the bilateral counter-tack, I'll initiate the Blaise astral thermos. There's currently no good way for me to get at your king without first clearing your rhapsodian knight fixture, but the astral thermos might give me the the appropriate avenue to angle for an apostate bishop.
}
{
sthorwall: Of course, 10.gxh5 is uncommon here, but it's difficult to maintain any sort of initiative on the knight fixture while counter-acting the triangular momentum of the queen from h5. As far as I've seen, the move is relatively new and scarcely addressed in the literature as of yet. Few theoretical novelties are left in SRC, but my companion source to the Poltavian GCD - Blaise variations assures me that this is one. My database is now exhausted, so I'll have to hope for the best and see how this one turns out.
}
10... O-O-O
{
agoodhobby: I have never seen 10.gxh5 and I am, frankly, quite taken aback by this development.  I wouldn't have thought that in the Poltavian GCD-Blaise variations, risking the bi-lateral plane deferential by taking the Queen would be advised. You have now opened up the g and f files without securing the b1-h7 diagonal. You have taken your King out of the "vendictious zone" and I suppose you are hoping for compensation in space by steering your knights into the "feeding trough".  By castling my King, I hope to put pressure on the c8 square and protect the powerful pawn on b7.
}
11. Bh3+
{
sthorwall: Bh3+ of course
}
11... Ng4
{
agoodhobby: Kb2..strengthening black's stranglehold on the all important a-c 6-8 square of squares.
}
{
agoodhobby: ...or Ng3 selflessly (stupidly?) sacrificing a knight for the safety of the King...I can't decide.
}
12. b4
{
sthorwall: And Bxg4+ of course
}
{
sthorwall: would be foolish here, giving up the astral thermos I had fought for. So instead I'll now open up the queenside in order to depressurize the staunch defence of that square of squares you mentioned.
}
12... b6
{
agoodhobby: For obvious reasons I will...
}
{
agoodhobby: try and shore up my staunch defense of the square of squares..until it becomes a diamond of diamonds.
}
13. Kd3
{
sthorwall: In that case...
}
13... Bc5
{
agoodhobby: A full frontal King attack!  I will have to enjoin my King to the attack, as well.
}
{
sthorwall: I'll pocket my king and open some more lanes for my queen. The king of diamonds will repay in spades; you're asking for a clubbing.
}
{
agoodhobby: ..after making sure my rooks have some breathing room.
}
14. Bg2
{
sthorwall: A flurry of activity! A dastardly dash for the finish! Advance advance!
}
{
sthorwall: Retreat!
}
14... Nf2+
{
agoodhobby: OH NO!  I managed to trap myself in a knight fork of Queen, King, and Rook!  Under the Glamstrolian decree of 1432, I believe I am required to hand over one of my g pawns while your pieces take turns flogging my knight.
}
{
sthorwall: O_o  I... I am stunned.
}
15. Ke2
{
sthorwall: King of the hill no longer; I am dethroned.
}
{
sthorwall: At least I get to flog your knight.
}
15... Nxd1
{
agoodhobby: ...handing over my g7 pawn and holding my head in shame...
}
{
agoodhobby: or not!  OH, they must have changed the rules since then! 
}
{
agoodhobby: Stop flogging my knight!
}
16. Bf1
{
sthorwall: It could have been my fault. I ate both mashed potatoes and potato pancakes for lunch before noon on a Tuesday. I can think of very fewer more gross violations of SRC etiquette and policy. Drinking the blueberry juice probably only compounded my mistake.
}
16... f6
{
agoodhobby: I thought I smelled a lingering potato breath when your King moved forward.  I didn't say anything because I was afraid you would notice that I ate beef without adding steak sauce today.  As to blueberry juice...words don't suffice.
}
17. Kxd1
{
agoodhobby: !!!!!! I asked you to stop flogging my Knight and you killed him!! I call upon the SRC judicial committee to apply the appropriate penalty.
}
17... h6
{
sthorwall: I'm so sorry! I completely missed your request! I apologise and hope we can continue our game without the need for adjudication. :(
}
18. bxc5 Nb8
{
agoodhobby: Sure. That's fine.  That knight was not really helping. And he jumped on your nice Queen...not very sporting.
}
19. cxb6
{
sthorwall: Děkuji!
}
19... Rhg8
{
agoodhobby: Prosím. Není zač! Ještě bramboráčky? (You are welcome. No Problem. Are you ready for more potato pancakes?)
}
20. bxc7
{
sthorwall: I am filled with joy that I now know the czech word for potato pancakes. But no, no more bramboráčky for me, thank you.
}
20... Rde8
{
agoodhobby: Although I have never made this move in tournament play, I have been fascinated by the pawn fork of rook and knight.  It brings up some interesting philosophical questions...is it more important to have a fortification or those who will defend the fortification?  Should a King sacrifice himself to protect his castle or his knights? Is it proper etiquette to take the pawn without giving ample compensation? I will ponder these questions while I make my move.
}
21. Bd3
{
sthorwall: I do feel guilty flogging both knights in just a few turns...
}
{
sthorwall: ...so I won't do it again just yet.
}
21... Kxc7
{
agoodhobby: Thank you...and sorry for taking your pawn
}
22. Kd2
{
sthorwall: No worries. I owed it to you after that last accidental flogging.
}
22... a5
{
agoodhobby: ...with an eye to queening on A1
}
23. Kc2
{
sthorwall: Race you to it.
}
23... a4
{
agoodhobby: getting ready for the lateral leap maneuver from a3 to a1.
}
24. Kd2
{
sthorwall: Clearing the way for die heifensorter mirstkronsten mumble mumble. (This is what today's allergies are doing to me.)
}
24... g6
{
agoodhobby: Allergies can be painful.  That is to say, they can cause pain when one has allergies. I hope they will pass quickly.
}
{
agoodhobby: What I mean is that I hope the allergies will leave you alone soon.
}
{
agoodhobby: Why didn't my knight move when I told it to?
}
{
sthorwall: I'm not sure. Are you certain you told it the correct coordinates?
}
{
sthorwall: Here, I'll show you what I mean:
}
{
sthorwall: Pawn, gee-six!
}
{
sthorwall: Hmm, nothing happened for me either.
}
{
sthorwall: What I mean to say is that my pawn did not move when I told it to.
}
25. e6
{
sthorwall: What I mean to say is that the wrong pawn moved on the wrong file when I did not tell it to. At least it got the "six" part right. Selective hearing and confusion in the ranks. I'm crumbling.
}
25... Nc6
{
agoodhobby: OK, I will try again.  Knight, see-six!
}
{
agoodhobby: Ahhh, it worked.  Now I can put on the Corinthian bind move and scatter your centrally located pawns. 
}
26. Be2
{
sthorwall: Oh no, I forgot all about the Corinthian bind!
}
26... Rxe6
{
agoodhobby: Here goes...
}
27. Bc4
{
sthorwall: Drat! It worked! I don't even know how to begin combatting the Corinthian bind. :(
}
27... dxc4
{
agoodhobby: According to the literature, your only hope is to position your rooks in such a position that positionally will create the Cyprian counter bind.  Although I have never seen it, I think it probably has merit. 
}
{
agoodhobby: What I mean to say is the Cyprian counter bind can be activated by both rooks positionally positioning themselves into the best position.
}
28. hxg6
{
sthorwall: You posit such a position is positionally advantageous in this position? I think I've heard of it, I just fear the reciprocations and implications of positionalisations from these stations.
}
{
sthorwall: My greatest fear, of course, is the pawn equality. Is it the Cyprian counter bind that relies on an integrated pawn tilt? That will be hard to develop without the bishopric force-melding of the counter-structural proto-axis, if only because my knights and rooks lie far too dormant, and lie far too honestly.
}
28... Rg7 29. Ke1 Nd8
{
agoodhobby: By lining my rooks up on the 6th rank, I am now able to focus on the proto-axis and begin a rook flank in anticipation of moving my minor pawns into a position where they can control key squares in the Efeskyn block.
}
{
agoodhobby: But first I must move my knight so that the hyper ranks are covered in case of a blind rear attack.
}
30. Rxh6
{
sthorwall: Quite thoughtful of you. I'd better build a flank of my own.
}
30... Rc6
{
agoodhobby: WOW! I have only heard of this happening once before.  With my strategy to use the Cyprian counter bind and control key squares in the proto-axis of the Efeskyn block, some kind of force was build up on c6.  When the knight vacated that square, the vacuum left behind drew my rook there on its' own!  I am going to call SRC Quarterly and tell them about this.  Be prepared.  They may want to interview you and get your perspective on this rare phenomenon from White's perspective.
}
{
sthorwall: I am frankly astonished. I inadvertently helped establish the integrated pawn tilt with 30.Rxh6, thereby fortifying the proto-axis of the fourth quadrant (also known in this position, as you pointed out, as the "Efeskyn block"). Of course this actualised the potential for gravitational strain, created first by 29.Ke1 (vacating the axis and depressurising the potential pawn tilt) and then by 29...Nd8 (vacating the counter-axial diagonal). These two moves were the setup for 30.Rxh6, which initiated the paradigmatic vortex and "pulled" the rook to c6.
}
{
sthorwall: Let me see if I can explain in different words what I think happened. When each opponent holds a rook pair and (at least) three pawn islands yet (at least) one opponent has also formed a pawn chain (of any size), proto-axial play comes into effect. In proto-axial play, each quadrant has a proto-axis which is the basis for symmetry and balance in said quadrant. The precise location of the proto-axis depends on the location of pieces in or around the quadrants. In this case, the proto-axis of the fourth quadrant is located on C1-H6 because of the bishop and c1 connected to the rook on h6 through the e3 pawn. This is such a unique location for the 4th-quadrant proto-axis that the quadrant has been dubbed the "Efeskyn block" after the ancient Welsh philosopher and theoretician who studied the system. I had originally thought it unlikely that you would be able to force-meld the proto-axis since you didn't have a remaining bishop, but I managed it myself with my own bishop! With the e3 pawn as the connecting point for the Efeskyn proto-axis, its adjacent pawn chain (d4/c3) facing the f6 and g6 pawns completed the integrated pawn tilt (integrated, of course, because it is tied to the proto-axis). Part of what I had failed to notice was the formation of the 2nd-quadrant proto-axis from a4-e8 through the c6 knight. Of course this counter-axial diagonal is formed independently but maintained on a co-axial basis with the integrated pawn tilt, and the c6 connector square corresponds to the e3 connector square. The proto-axes, once formed, are particularly strong formations precisely due to their counter-structural nature; once the 2nd-quadrant proto-axis was tied to the activity of the Efeskyn block (again, due to the 30.Rxh6 completion of the system), the formation demands parity maintenance with its sister axis. Therefore a sort of gravity well sprung up on c6 the moment black vacated the axis connector and white completed the Efeskyn proto-axis. The required parity could only be satisfied by 30...Kc6 or 30...Rc6, but Kc6 would have upset the counter-central axes. Therefore Rc6 was forced.
}
{
sthorwall: If SRC Quarterly wants to interview me, I wouldn't know what to say. I'm speechless. This rare event really has me at a loss for words.
}
{
sthorwall: I'll have to see if I can dig up the very few other games where this might have occurred and see if they also arose from the Poltavian opening. I would expect now that the pseudo-centric force-multiplying pieces are affected by the coaxial situation and will be drawn towards the axial regions -- perhaps even towards the origin itself!
}
31. Kf1
{
sthorwall: In which I'll need to draw my king away from those regions to keep him safe.
}
31... Ne6
{
agoodhobby: Wow! Excellent analysis of the position.  I just got off the phone with the SRC Quarterly editor and he was asking me if I knew of much literature on this subject that was written in the last 200 years.  It seems that he couldn't find anything.  I will call him back and refer him to this excellent piece of analysis, if you give me permission. I agree that the Efeskyn proto-axis is the key to what led up to 30...Rc6.  Thank you for the analysis!
}
32. d5
{
sthorwall: You're more than welcome! I would be deeply honoured if you forwarded my work to SRC Quarterly.
}
32... Ng5
{
agoodhobby: Now you have broken the Efeskyn block with your pawn push which will de-pressurize the central proto-axis. As the pressure in the center is relaxed, my two remaining pawns will need to take quick action in order to capitalize on the geometric progression of deteriorating proto-axes.  32.d5 is an attempt to equalize strength along each counter-diagonal (g8-a2 and a8-h1) and initiate a convectrous geometric relay system.  32.d5 also has the practical purpose of removing my knight from the e6 square.  It is obvious that after 30...Rc6 I cannot move my rook for fear that all my work to set up the Efeskyn block will be for nothing.  Therefore I will follow with the obvious Ng5
}
{
agoodhobby: Rob Woodward, a friend of mine from SRC quarterly was so impressed with your analysis that he is asking if he could use your analysis in the Spring 2010 issue of Stanley Random Chess Quarterly vol 314 issue 78934.  He has asked if he could use the game and include our comments.  He has an idea that he would then invite readers to send their own analysis of the game in order to teach a younger generation of SRC players to analyze positions. He feels, as I do, that analysis of SRC games has become somewhat of a lost art. Many players now just make moves without commenting or analyzing the moves.  If you would agree to this, I would send him this game.  I have already given him your contact information and you should expect a call from him within the week.
}
{
agoodhobby: I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to write an article on correspondence SRC on SchemingMind as a follow up.
}
{
surfnsuds: Gentlemen, this is one of the finest games I've witnessed. I look forward to seeing it documented in the SRCQ. I'll attempt to contact GM Topov as well, as he has a unique interest in such games. Well done. Well done!
}
{
Archr: Well doing, rather, as it is not yet done.  This game is stunning in it's historical uniqueness.  White has exchanged two minor pieces AND two pawns for a strong position.  But will material or position prevail in this contest?
}
{
sthorwall: Mr. Woodward is welcome to use our game and comments. The reader-analysis is an excellent idea! The intricacy of SRC is an endangered art worth preserving. To my knowledge I haven't yet received a call from Mr. Woodward, but I've been MIA for several days now. Would you please inform him of my warm reception to his agenda?
}
{
sthorwall: surfnsuds, Archr, thank you both for your interest in the game. Every now and then a game circumstantially shines forth from the endless bogs of an SRC database and captures the attention and imagination of generations of enthusiasts. I hope this game with which my esteemed opponent has provided me might serve as just such a contest. The interest of SRCQ in our little contest marks the match as feat enough, but to have GM Topov himself looking over our shoulder would be a treat indeed! I have followed his involvement in SRC and arguably learned more from him than any other modern master of the game. Archr is quite right, though. The game continues, and I must spend some time to find out my next move.
}
33. dxc6
{
sthorwall: A difficult choice, but a necessary one.
}
33... Kxc6
{
agoodhobby: ..and an equally tough choice as I have put the King in an anti-clavian sheer postulative position and entered into the vortex.  Although the force is far less than what caused the infamous "rook pull" of move 30, the effects are still there.  If I can gain entrance to the b8-h3 diagonal, I will have a space advantage by driving my king towards the e-h 1-4 quadrilateral quarter. This is all assuming that my pawns will continue their superior coverage of the Cyprian lane.
}
{
agoodhobby: I am also excited about the possibility of Topov taking a look at this game.  We have gone into some very complicated lines and I must admit that, at times, I have doubted whether I am reading the board properly.  I forge ahead with confidence, anyway!
}
34. Bd2
{
sthorwall: You know you're in a complicated game when your opponent strives for entrance to the b8-h3 diagonal. Personally, I'm aiming for the b4-h7 diagonal.
}
{
agoodhobby: As the focal point of the game starts to swing towards the e-h 1-4 quadrilateral quarter, the diagonals will become the primary battleground.  If your knight could control the a1-g8 diagonal, it would be bad news for me.
}
{
agoodhobby: I am wondering if our less read SRC family might be confused about the diagonals not lining up as in regular chess. Once the Cyprian lane is established in the Blaise variation, diagonals often take strange turns and end up where regular chess diagonals don't.  For example, my king being on c3 gives him a great view of the a8-h1 diagonal.  But because of the vortex on c6 the diagonal that the king controls is actually a8-h2. with a pawn on e3, a vortex on c6, and positional thrust being given by white's bishop on d2, the diagonal must flex on the playing plane.  Since 2 knights are in position to control h3, it becomes a valid "snapping point" which points the diagonal towards h2. My grandfather once told me about a game where the diagonal became so warped that it went from b8 to d1. White, of course, had a great advantage in the position and went on to tie in the end game. 
}
34... Ne4
{
agoodhobby: ...hoping to skew the diagonal back on track so that my King can remain in control.
}
35. Be1 Nxc3
{
agoodhobby: I see your plan...and I don't think a bishop will re-gain control of a diagonal :-(
}
36. Bxc3
{
sthorwall: Don't be too sure; I've got something up your sleeve! Or maybe you've got something up my sleeve. In any case, there's a plan.
}
36... Rd7
{
sthorwall: Zounds! A crafty maneuvre.
}
37. Bxf6 Rd1+
{
agoodhobby: I knew you would appreciate this. My king now has your three pieces on the 6th rank lining up for an audience.
}
38. Kf2
{
sthorwall: The nerve. My nerves!
}
38... c3 39. g7
{
sthorwall: "Walking the tightrope," as they say.
}
39... c2
{
agoodhobby: Well, if you are wanting an extra queen, I think it is only fair that I get an extra queen.  This will change the game drastically.
}
40. Rh1
{
sthorwall: Maybe, but I do have an ace in the hole. Hope I don't have trouble fishing it out...
}
40... c1=Q 41. g8=Q
{
sthorwall: Wait, didn't I queen last move? There goes my ace in the hole. (40.g8=Q c1=Q, 41.Bb2+, discovered from the rook winning the queen!) Ah well.
}
41... Qc2+
{
agoodhobby: So that's why you lined up to have an audience with the king...treachery! Well, it wasn't very sporting of you but then SRC is not a game for pacifists. 
}
42. Kg3
{
sthorwall: Perhaps I'll author a short study on pacifistic SRC. It will be a very, very short study.
}
42... Rf1 43. Qe6+
{
sthorwall: 

}
43... Kb5 44. Na3+
{
sthorwall: 

}
44... Kb4 45. Nxc2+
{
sthorwall: Whew, and after two and a half months I can release the tension in my shoulders. Just a couple more pieces threatening my lucky escape.
}
45... Kc5
{
agoodhobby: Whoop!  I got confused and thought I was white.  I am going to have to change my plan now.
}
46. Rxf1
{
sthorwall: Shall I give you a little time to think it out? I can take a nap if you want to call your friend from SRC Quarterly for his advice.
}
46... Kb5
{
agoodhobby: I actually have you right where I want you.  I saw this position in SRC Quarterly about 6 years ago.  It is black to win in 3 moves.  There is almost nothing you can do to stop it.  If you want to resign, I will graciously accept your defeat.  However, if you would like to play it out, I can do that, also.  The answer to this position is quite shocking and involves what the modern SRC world calls "the Rabid King Attack".  Once he starts biting, pieces fall like dominoes and a lane is prepared for the pawn to queen.  Together the King and Queen work in tandem to disrupt the vortal plane and reclaim the disputed diagonal strait.  It takes a while but after 3 moves, it is so clear who the winner is that it is shameful to continue.  The only person in history who continued in this position after move 49 was declared a witch by the Ulster tribunal of 1495 and burned at the stake. Of course this was extreme but it pointed out the absurdity of continuing on as white in this position... 
}
{
sthorwall: It sounds like such a curious position indeed that I simply must see it played out! Please don't burn me at the stake... I promise I'll resign soon...
}
47. Rh5#
{
sthorwall: I think there's been some sort of system error. My screen says "White Win." Do you want me to contact Austin?
}
{
agoodhobby: I checked with my SRC databases and with my friend at SRC Quarterly and, as often happens, there has been a change in the rules.  The "Rabid King Attack" has been banned in international SRC play so I am left with no options. 
}
{
agoodhobby: This has been a fine game.  It has been a historic game and I have rarely encountered someone who can analyze SRC games so thoroughly.  It has been a true pleasure to play you and you have won a great battle.  My hat is off to you!
}
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