Stanley Random Chess - an Introduction

Date: 25 Nov 2004 14:45:21
From: Gregory Topov
Subject: Stanley Random Chess - an Introduction

Previously I have made a contribution in this newsgroup about Stanley Random
Chess (SRC). In the interests of the dedication of other Stanley Random
Chess fans to this memorable and exciting variant, I have recently published
"The GM Topov Stanley Random Chess Files" online.
Seven articles are available from this website, including:
1. An Introduction to GM Lord Humberton-Snapf
2. The Emergence of GM Antonio Pancris of Baden-Baden
3. The Nickio Gambit & GM Otto Bolshnaut
4. Obituary to a Famous Player You Probably Never Knew
5. Essential Reading on GM Victor Seignovich
6. That Infamous Game with the Scattered Grapefruit Peels
7. Historical Origins of Stanley Random Chess

To read these articles, check for the links towards the bottom of the page:
http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/

Alternatively, go to the articles directly:
http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src1.html
http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src2.html
http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src3.html
http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src4.html
http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src5.html
http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src6.html
http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src7.html

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SRC GM Gregory Topov
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"I don't necessarily agree with everything I say." - shall McLuhan

Date: 04 Dec 2004 06:32:11
From: Jestrada
Subject: Re: Stanley Random Chess - an Introduction

Date: 04 Dec 2004 15:02:28
From: R. Bharat Rao
Subject: Re: Stanley Random Chess - an Introduction

"Jestrada" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'll have to give this Stanley Random Chess thing a try after my son's
> game of Calvinball this afternoon,

So which version of Calvinball do you play with your son?

The original version with the Opposite Zone, or the new-fangled
modern version with just the Oogh-aagh-eek modifications?

Bharat

Date: 04 Dec 2004 19:30:08
From: Guy Macon
Subject: Re: Official Rules for Stanley Random Chess

R. Bharat Rao wrote:

>So which version of Calvinball do you play with your son?

Blorgkity-blorgk.

>The original version with the Opposite Zone, or the new-fangled
>modern version with just the Oogh-aagh-eek modifications?

Each of those versions became obsolete and illegal to ever play again
as soon as the first game under the rule set was played. See rule 1.9
at [ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/2990/cb_rules.htm ].

Date: 26 Nov 2004 14:42:45
From: John Merlino
Subject: Re: Stanley Random Chess - an Introduction

"Gregory Topov" <[email protected] > wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Previously I have made a contribution in this newsgroup about Stanley Random
> Chess (SRC). In the interests of the dedication of other Stanley Random
> Chess fans to this memorable and exciting variant, I have recently published
> "The GM Topov Stanley Random Chess Files" online.
> Seven articles are available from this website, including:
> 1. An Introduction to GM Lord Humberton-Snapf
> 2. The Emergence of GM Antonio Pancris of Baden-Baden
> 3. The Nickio Gambit & GM Otto Bolshnaut
> 4. Obituary to a Famous Player You Probably Never Knew
> 5. Essential Reading on GM Victor Seignovich
> 6. That Infamous Game with the Scattered Grapefruit Peels
> 7. Historical Origins of Stanley Random Chess
>
> To read these articles, check for the links towards the bottom of the page:
> http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/
>
> Alternatively, go to the articles directly:
> http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src1.html
> http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src2.html
> http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src3.html
> http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src4.html
> http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src5.html
> http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src6.html
> http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src7.html

I'm very happy that Stanley Random Chess still has its proponents. But
what you may NOT know is that Stanley has drawn and even won games
against other personalities even though it is clearly the worst-rated
personality in Chessmaster. Here are a few examples:

[Event "AutoTest Tournament"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Round ""]
[White "Stanley"]
[Black "Cassie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. h4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. h5 Ba6 4. Nd5 Bc8 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Rh4 Ke7
8. f3 d5 9. Nb5 Bf5 10. a3 Kf6 11. Nh3 Qe7 12. Rf4 exf4 13. Qa4 Nd7
14.
b3 c5 15. Nxf4 Bc2 16. Nxd5+ Kg5 17. b4 Bxa4 18. Nd6 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 h6
20. d4+ Kxh5 21. g4+ Kg6 22. b5 Bxd6 23. dxc5 Bd1+ 24. Kd3 Kh7 25. Bb2
Bf4 26. c6 Be2+ 27. Kc2 Bd1+ 28. Rxd1 h5 29. a4 Bd6 30. cxd7 f5 31.
d8=R
Rxd8 32. Be5 fxg4 33. Bd3+ g6 34. Bxg6+ Kh6 35. fxg4 Ne7 36. g5+ Kxg6
37. Bb2 Bc7 38. Ba1 Nc8 39. Nxb6 axb6 40. Rf1 Bh2 41. Rb1 Kf7 42. Bc3
h4
43. Rc1 Rhg8 44. g6+ Rxg6 45. Bb4 Nd6 46. Rg1 Rg5 47. Be1 Nxb5 48.
Bxh4
Bxg1 49. Kb1 Rd3 50. axb5 Rgd5 51. Be1 Ke6 52. Bb4 R3d4 53. Bd2 Bh2
54.
Be3 Rd6 55. Kc2 Ke5 56. Bc1 Rc6 57. Bb2 Rg6 58. Bxd4+ Kf5 59. Kd1 Bg1
60. Bb2 Rg2 61. Ba1 Bh2 62. Bb2 Bg3 63. Be5 Bxe5 64. Kc1 Kf4 65. Kb1
Bb8
66. Ka1 Rc2 67. Kb1 Bd6 68. Kxc2 Bb4 69. c5 bxc5 70. b6 Kf3 71. Kd3
Ba3
72. Kd2 Kg4 73. b7 Kg3 74. b8=Q+ Kh3 75. Qd8 Bb4+ 76. Kc1 Ba3+ 77. Kd2
Bb4+ 78. Kc1 Ba3+ 79. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "AutoTest Tournament"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Round ""]
[White "Cassie"]
[Black "Stanley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. Nf3 e5 2. d4 Qf6 3. dxe5 Qf5 4. h4 Qg4 5. Bh6 Qf4 6. Qxd7+ Kxd7 7.
Bxf4 Kd8 8. b4 h6 9. c3 a6 10. Be3 Ke7 11. e6 f6 12. c4 Ke8 13. Ng5
Bxe6
14. Bc5 g6 15. Nxe6 Kd7 16. Nd4 g5 17. Rh2 gxh4 18. f4 Bd6 19. Nb5
Bxf4
20. Rh1 h5 21. g3 Ne7 22. N5c3 Bxg3+ 23. Bf2 Re8 24. a4 Kd8 25. Ra2
Nbc6
26. Kd2 Bxf2 27. Nd5 Bg3 28. Ne3 Bf2 29. Nc3 Rc8 30. Ra3 f5 31. Kd1 a5
32. b5 Bg3 33. Bg2 Bd6 34. Kc1 Nb8 35. Rf1 c5 36. Na2 Rg8 37. Rd1 Nbc6
38. Rxd6+ Kc7 39. Be4 Rg5 40. b6+ Kxb6 41. Rb3+ Kc7 42. Rdd3 Kb8 43.
Bxf5 Re8 44. Rb2 Nb4 45. Nxb4 Rxf5 46. Na2 Nd5 47. cxd5 Re7 48. Nxf5
b6
49. Nd4 Ka8 50. Rh3 Kb8 51. Rbb3 Kb7 52. d6 Kc8 53. Rbd3 Rxe2 54. Rxh4
Re3 55. Rxe3 Kb7 56. Rhh3 Kb8 57. Nb3 Ka8 58. Rh2 b5 59. Re4 c4 60.
Rxc4
bxa4 61. Rhc2 axb3 62. Re4 Kb7 63. Kd1 Ka6 64. Ree2 bxa2 65. Rc6+ Kb7
66. Rc1 Kb6 67. Rb2+ Ka7 68. Ra1 h4 69. Rc1 a1=R 70. Rxa1 Ka6 71. Ke2
h3
72. Ra4 h2 73. Rxa5+ Kxa5 74. Rb4 h1=R 75. Ra4+ Kb5 76. Ra8 Re1+ 77.
Kf3
Kb4 78. Ra2 Kc5 79. Ra6 Rf1+ 80. Ke4 Rc1 81. Ra4 Re1+ 82. Kf5 Rf1+ 83.
Rf4 Rd1 84. Ke6 Ra1 85. Re4 Ra6 86. Rg4 Rc6 87. Rc4+ Kxc4 88. Kf6 Kd5
89. Kg6 Ke4 90. Kf6 Rxd6+ 91. Kg7 Rd4 92. Kh6 Ra4 93. Kh5 Ra2 94. Kg5
Rd2 95. Kh6 Kd5 96. Kh7 Rh2+ 97. Kg8 Ke4 98. Kf8 Ke3 99. Kf7 Ke4 100.
Kf8 Kd4 101. Kg8 Rh4 102. Kf7 Rg4 103. Kf8 Rg1 104. Ke7 Rb1 105. Kd6
Rb7
106. Kc6 Rf7 107. Kd6 Rf6+ 108. Ke7 Ke5 109. Kd8 Rc6 110. Ke8 Rf6 111.
Kd8 Kd5 112. Ke8 Kc5 113. Kd7 Rf5 114. Ke7 Rf2 115. Ke8 Kb6 116. Ke7
Ka7
117. Ke6 Rf1 118. Kd6 Rb1 119. Kc5 Re1 120. Kb4 Re7 121. Kc3 Re6 122.
Kc2 Ra6 123. Kb1 Ka8 124. Kc2 Rb6 125. Kc1 Rb5 126. Kc2 Rb7 127. Kc1
Rb6
128. Kd2 Rg6 129. Ke2 Rb6 130. Kd2 Rf6 131. Kd1 Re6 132. Kc1 Re4 133.
Kd1 Re3 134. Kc2 Re1 135. Kd3 Kb8 136. Kd4 Ra1 137. Ke4 Ra8 138. Kf4
Ra3
139. Ke4 Re3+ 140. Kd5 Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "AutoTest Tournament"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Round ""]
[White "Clyde"]
[Black "Stanley"]
[Result "0-1"]

{In this game, Stanley promotes to a Queen, then a Rook and then a
Knight!}

1. f3 a6 2. e4 f5 3. Bxa6 g6 4. b3 Nxa6 5. Na3 d6 6. d3 h6 7. b4 b6 8.
Bf4 Nxb4 9. h4 Ba6 10. Rh3 Nxa2 11. c4 e6 12. Bd2 Kf7 13. Rxa2 g5 14.
f4
Qf6 15. Rf3 g4 16. Qe2 b5 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Rb2 Ng6 20.
Nh3
Qe5 21. Ba5 Rh7 22. Ng5+ Kg7 23. Rb1 Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 e5 25. Nc2 bxc4
26.
Re2 Nxf4 27. Rb2 Rd8 28. Rxe5 cxd3 29. Re7+ Bxe7 30. Bd2 hxg5 31. Nd4
Bc4 32. Rb4 c6 33. Rb2 Ba2 34. Rb4 Bf7 35. Rb7 Kg6 36. Kf2 Rxh4 37.
Bxf4
Bf6 38. Rxf7 Rd7 39. Rh7 gxf4 40. Rxh4 Bxd4+ 41. Ke1 Rh7 42. Rxh7 Kxh7
43. g3 Bf2+ 44. Kf1 c5 45. Kxf2 fxg3+ 46. Ke3 d5 47. Kf4 d4 48. Kxg3
c4
49. Kh4 Kg6 50. Kg3 d2 51. Kg2 Kf5 52. Kf1 Ke5 53. Ke2 c3 54. Kd1 Kf6
55. Ke2 Kg5 56. Kf1 d1=Q+ 57. Kf2 Qf1+ 58. Kxf1 Kf6 59. Ke2 Ke7 60.
Kd3
Ke6 61. Ke4 Kd7 62. Kf5 c2 63. Kf4 g3 64. Kxg3 Ke8 65. Kf3 Kf7 66. Kg2
Ke6 67. Kf1 Ke7 68. Kg1 Ke6 69. Kf1 Kf6 70. Kf2 Ke7 71. Kg1 Kf7 72.
Kg2
d3 73. Kf2 Ke6 74. Kf3 Kd6 75. Kg4 Ke5 76. Kg3 Ke4 77. Kf2 Kd5 78. Kg1
d2 79. Kh2 Ke4 80. Kg1 c1=R+ 81. Kf2 Rc8 82. Ke2 Rc1 83. Kf2 d1=N+ 84.
Kg1 Rc6 85. Kg2 Rc8 86. Kg1 Rc3 87. Kf1 Ra3 88. Kg2 Ra1 89. Kg1 Nf2+
90.
Kh2 Ra5 91. Kg3 Ra6 92. Kxf2 Ra3 93. Kg2 Ra8 94. Kh1 Rh8+ 95. Kg2 Rd8
96. Kh1 Rf8 97. Kg2 Rd8 98. Kh1 Kf4 99. Kg2 Rh8 100. Kf1 Rh2 101. Ke1
Ke3 102. Kf1 Rh1+ 103. Kg2 Rh7 104. Kf1 Rg7 105. Ke1 Rg1# 0-1

[Event "AutoTest Tournament"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Round ""]
[White "Clyde"]
[Black "Stanley"]
[Result "0-1"]

{Stanley's fastest victory ever}

1. f3 a6 2. e4 f5 3. Bxa6 g6 4. b3 Nxa6 5. Na3 d6 6. d3 h6 7. b4 b6 8.
Bf4 Nxb4 9. h4 Ba6 10. Rh3 Nxa2 11. c4 e6 12. Bd2 Kf7 13. Rxa2 g5 14.
f4
Qf6 15. Rf3 g4 16. Qe2 b5 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Rb2 Ng6 20.
Nh3
Qe5 21. Ba5 Rh7 22. Ng5+ Kg7 23. Rb1 Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 e5 25. Nc2 bxc4
26.
Re2 Nxf4 27. Rb2 Rd8 28. Rxe5 cxd3 29. Re7+ Bxe7 30. Bd2 Bxg5 31. Ba5
Bc8 32. Kf1 Kf6 33. Nb4 Kg7 34. hxg5 Nxg2 35. Nd5 Nh4 36. Ne3 Rf8+ 37.
Ke1 Kg6 38. Rh2 Rg8 39. Rxh4 Rhg7 40. gxh6 Re7 41. Rh2 Bb7 42. h7 d2+
43. Bxd2 Rxh7 44. Nxg4 Re8+ 45. Re2 Rh1+ 46. Kf2 Rxe2+ 47. Kg3 Rhh2
48.
Ne5+ Kf5 49. Nc6 Reg2+ 50. Kf3 Bxc6+ 51. Ke3 Rg3+ 52. Kd4 Rh4+ 53. Bf4
Rxf4# 0-1

Enjoy!

jm