Author: Peter McKenzie
Date: 19:12:57 10/27/98
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On October 27, 1998 at 21:24:55, Dann Corbit wrote: >There are two remaining games in KKUP2. Now is when the real excitement begins! > Since it is now nearly November, we have to ask ourselves, "Will these games >finish before the end of the year and the start of KKUP 3?!" > >A while back, I saw a tiny bit of motion. But once again, they are starting to >rust. The drama mounts, "Will the rusty gears allow the programs to squeak >forward past the finish line in time?" > >With the Fritz/CM5500 game now on move 48, we could possibly have some kind of a >record. So far, 268 days since the start on February 1st. 95 ply so far gives >.35 ply per day, or one full move every 5.6 days. > >Is there a record for this sort of thing? Snail chess?! Does any >correspondence chess expert know how long the longest correspondence game is? > >Also, out of curiosity, how long did KKUP 1 take to finish? That is positively speedy for correspondence chess! When I was playing international correspondence chess by snail mail a while ago, it wasn't uncommon for games to take years. Is there going to be a KKUP3? Is this an open event? I'd be keen to enter my program. cheers, Peter
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