THIS JUST IN:
Mr. Staunton has spoken from beyond the grave in what appears to be a cancellation of his attendance to the event. Apparently, he fears Mr. Morphy will pester him for a chess match.
Mr. Staunton claims to be a very busy chicken farmer in his current life and will surely not have the time for such involvement with Mr. Morphy in the present century, but perhaps the next one he claims.
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Scheduled for approx. 2035
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Location - TBA (possibly Kalmykia or Reykjavik)
Format - 24 games, wins by white do not count
Arbiter - Possibly Kasparov, or Ilyumzhinov, or Staunton
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