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Subject: Re: ICC and the Computer Chess Championship

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 14:01:03 11/15/99

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On November 15, 1999 at 16:34:20, Amir Ban wrote:

>On November 15, 1999 at 15:16:22, Peter Kappler wrote:
>
>>
>>Based on this, I'd suggest the following start times (ICC time, GMT-5)
>>
>>If we play 60 10, early round starts at noon, late round at 3pm
>>If we play 90 10, early round starts at 11am, late round at 3pm
>>
>
>I'm at the eastern fringe here, and as far as I'm concerned you can safely push
>this one or two hours later. In fact 7 pm (or worse, 6 pm) may be too early for
>me. I guess the Americans will appreciate the delay, and this can even give the
>down-unders a decent morning hour.
>
>Don't generalize on the American way of life: I know American restaurants
>usually close at 10 pm. That's closer to their opening time in Europe and around
>here.
>
>Amir


Hi Amir,

Glad to hear that later is better for you -- that helps.  Just to be certain -
what is the earliest you can begin playing on Saturdays?  Is 7pm too early?  If
so, we could either move the entire round back a bit, or perhaps just start your
game start a bit later than the others.

--Peter





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