Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 23:46:44 10/30/98
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On October 29, 1998 at 17:42:54, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >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 Stay tuned -- Komputer Korner
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