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Subject: Re: KKUP 2 -- the race is on!

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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