Author: David Blackman
Date: 20:07:11 11/14/99
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On November 14, 1999 at 22:16:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: >I'm not hyper about 'flexibility'. However, Amir is a good case in point >here, as I think he said GMT +2, while I am at GMT-6, and you must be GMT-8. > >I'd love to play chess... but if I get paired against Junior, and have to play >at (say) 4am my time, I'm not going to play. It has to be "fun". And getting >up in time for a 4am game is not fun. I did this when we won the 1986 WCCC, due >to the morning round times there coinciding to roughly 3am starts here in Bham >where I operated CB... that was _miserable_. > >Playing on the net has to take this into consideration. IE maybe the last 2-3 >rounds have a specified start time, but the first N rounds are more flexible... > Various Australian programs are at GMT+11 during the southern summer. Not sure if anyone is quite that keen, or strong enough to be competitive. Maybe TD-Chess. And LambChop is GMT+12 or maybe GMT+13. It is very competitive. I wonder if Peter wants to play? If this becomes a truly world-wide event, a few people will have some late nights, early mornings, etc.
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