I think for all of us its worth considering for a moment , the big bang that fired into all our imaginations the wondrous universe that is the SCT .
When did it happen ?
How did it start ?
Where did it come from ?
What caused it ?
These are all questions that no doubt most of us have asked ourselves from time to time .
Well , let me tell you a true story ,.....
It was 06 it was the Victorian Chess Open .
A thread was running at chesschat forum on this tournament .
A young lady by the name of Jean Watson ( aka "Watto" ) made a post , that has now become enshrined in folklore .
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13-06-2006, 12:01 AM
Watto
CC Grandmaster
Axiom
"what happened to guy west? , i think an explanation is in order galactica! "
Happily munching on almonds, drinking beer and watching the soccer at the moment...
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If we could all silently pay our respects as we see this extraordinary document again . Some of you may have never seen this before , some ,not for a very long time.
SCT historians point to this as a moment often glossed over by scholars and reporters , preferring instead to focus on the SCT themselves . But as the historians testify , the reality of the SCT would still be hidden and locked away inside Axiom's brain , perhaps never to see the light of day , had it not been for this amazing "trigger event " . Psychologists are still trying to determine what it actually was about this particular post that set off a cascading set of flashbacks illuminating the hitherto hidden world of the SCT .
But the following is an excerpt from their findings:
Guy West IM is not a chess hero like say a flude or a baron , but a super chess hero . It was when someone like this , so admired , was to behave in this manner after a poor tournament , that this somehow ignited a flashback type phenomenon . Due to such a profoundly deep level of disgust it actually fired up an electrical storm in the brain , crossing hitherto blocked neural pathways ( by the implant) .
We are fairly certain that had GWest only been partaking in only nuts or only beer ,or only watching the soccer , or perhaps only 2 of these things then the culminating flashback would have been unlikely to occur . It appears it was the combination of beer AND nuts that was instrumental in producing this unusual brain wave phenomenon .
Axiom tells us that the moment he laid his eyes on the text - "Happily munching on almonds, drinking beer" he was suddenly hit by shards of excruciatingly bright white light before being transported in time and space .
So i think its high time we recognise and thank Watto ( and even in some respects Guy too , as although his actions on that fateful night were abhorrent ,and self immolation was the more dignified option , it was essential)
Please next time you bump into Watto , or indeed Guy , do not hesitate to pay your respects , maybe thanks , but at least acknowledge that
WITHOUT WATTO THERE WOULD BE NO SCT !
And this is from me Axiom to Watto :
Watto , my deepest heart felt thanks ,...it was your serendipitous post that allowed me a journey into blocked off areas of my mind , and i'm as excited as anyone , as its often forgotten , that though i physically lived through the SCT days , i can only know of them by my memories. So i will always be indebted to you for reopening this world to me once again .
Thank you Watto .
Axiom
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