Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 14:42:54 10/29/98
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On October 29, 1998 at 16:21:30, Komputer Korner wrote: >On October 28, 1998 at 06:20:55, Bert Seifriz wrote: > >>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? >> >>The last one was finished after 5 months. >>Correspondence chess used to be very slow, it took >>years, but as this is the internet, it should be >>definitely faster. It just cannot be that somebody >>enters the tournament and then he is very often >>on business trips for 2 weeks or so. If somebody >>knows before that this will happen, he should not >>take part as operator. Bert > >Nice suggestion but we have never had enough players. Don't forget that the >dreaded ajudication date is coming up soon. >-- >Komputer Korner I've been looking for the past 2 or 3 days, and neither remaining game has had a new move in that time. Both games look to be heading toward draws, anyway. As an aside: How might I become a player in the next KKUP if needed? Seems help could be used. Jeremiah
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