Author: William Penn
Date: 09:42:56 11/05/05
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On November 05, 2005 at 12:26:09, George Tsavdaris wrote: >On November 05, 2005 at 11:53:29, William Penn wrote: > >>On November 05, 2005 at 11:40:37, Chessfun wrote: >> >>>On November 05, 2005 at 11:29:24, William Penn wrote: >>> >>>>What does 40'/40+40'/40+40' mean? >>>>I see these kinds of abbreviations used everywhere on this forum but nobody has >>>>defined them! >>>>WP >>> >>>40'/40+40'/40+40' = 40 minutes for 40 moves + 40 minutes for the next 40 moves + >>>40 minutes for the balance of moves. >>> >>>Sarah. >> >>Thanks. I think I understand now, partly. The apostrophe is an abbreviation for >>minutes. >> >>Can you possibly please also clarify the CEGT 40/40 link at: >> http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/ranglisteall.html#2 > >Since 40=40 there is no need for an apostrophe......:-) >40/40 means 40 minutes for the first 40 moves and then 40 minutes for the next >40 moves and then 40 minutes for the next 40 moves, etc....... > > >>They don't use an apostrophe, and again, I can't find their 40/40 defined >>anywhere. In fact I can't find anything basic describing their tests. Surely >>they have a page somewhere which summarizes and defines everything and explains >>how their system operates. > > I read before 4-5 days that such a page will be included in the future, but i >don't know if they have it yet available....... Thanks for the clue. I can make such guesses, but I don't like to guess. I like to know for sure, which makes me a scientific hardhead, I guess. I was trained to always define my variables, from the first, on the top line(s), otherwise I and others will become confused. I understand that between peers working on a common project those basic definitions can often be assumed to save them time and needless repetition, but when the general public is involved such as this forum, such simplifying assumptions may fail. WP
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