Author: Howard Exner
Date: 07:38:21 07/31/98
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On July 31, 1998 at 10:20:13, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >On July 31, 1998 at 00:50:11, Danniel Corbit wrote: > >>Is the match on or off? If on, what are the conditions of the match, and when >>can we see the games. FWIW, I think he has great guts for trying it. I think >>the Anand match showed that computer opponents can be absolutely fearsome, >>especially at fast time controls. The longer time controls are more interesting >>to me, so I hope that it is a 40/2 or better format. >>Slower time makes for better chess --> as long as it _actually happens_. >>Witness the slow death of the last few KKUP 2 matches. :-( > >Monday 8:00 eastern, ICC. > >ICC doesn't support 40/2, but I figure the way to do this is do the game as a >120 0, then moretime another however long after the 40th move. > >Which brings up another issue, which is the secondary time control. I don't >know what it will be. Also, as Fernando is the relay for entering moves, the real clock used by Morovic will eventually be out of sync with Ferret's clock. How will a possible scenario of Ferret getting flagged be avoided? Morovic's clock might show one minute left for Ferret while Ferret's clock will perhaps show more time remaining.
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