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Subject: Re: ICC and the Computer Chess Championship

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 19:13:16 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

I'm in Canada, not the US, but I think our restaurant hours are pretty similar.
The small restaurants close about 10pm, sure, but major ones are often open
until 1:00am to 3:00am, depending on the evening.

Dave



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