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Subject: Re: ICC and the Computer Chess Championship

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 14:36:29 11/15/99

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On November 15, 1999 at 17:01:03, Peter Kappler wrote:

>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

7 pm works out ok on Saturdays. I prefer an hour or two later. If same question
for Sunday, that's a working day for me and I definitely prefer it later.

Amir





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