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Steve Maughan
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Steven Edwards RIP...

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I'm sad to report that someone on Facebook has posted that Steven Edwards was found deceased, in his home, three weeks ago.

He was a giant of the computer chess community:

https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Steven+Edwards

He will be truly missed.

My condolences to all his friends and family,

Steve
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Sad news indeed. :cry:
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This is very sad news.
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I am very sorry to hear that. Not only was Steven as nice as they come, he also made chess better for all of us by standardizing PGN.

He was quite an interesting poster on Facebook, and got me interested enough to buy one of those new electronic microscopes.
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Steve Maughan wrote:I'm sad to report that someone on Facebook has posted that Steven Edwards was found deceased, in his home, three weeks ago...
Tragic news. :cry:
My condolences to his family.
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Sad sad sad. Can't believe this. Someone to never forget. Rest in peace. :cry:
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That is sad news. His father had just passed away earlier and that certainly was a painful experience for him. He posted about it here. Timothy, on CTF, already suspected that something might have happened as he had not made any posts for over a month.
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Really sorry to hear that. Condolences to his family and friends.

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Oh no... Very sad news... Goodbye Steven.
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Rest in peace, Steven. Also my condolences to his friends and family.

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