Tuesday ... March 19, 1996 ... 07:04  EST.

   
         -=> On 03/15/96, LAWRENCE GARVIN wrote to KEN BLAKE <=-

LG>  KB> That means a 40-move game could take as much as  800 days, whic
LG>  KB> seems extraordinarily long.                                    

LG> Actually about average for echomail.                           

LG> I've been moderator of CHESS for about a year (I think? -- can
LG> somebody recall?) and have yet to see any game be completed (mate or
LG> draw) -- although I did recently resign a game in which Mr. Moon was
LG> royally kicking my backside.

Oh, it's not that bad.  I have completed many games in about 15 months,
well several anyway, and have quite a few that are at or nearing the 
endgame.  The trick is to have an opponent who is committed to playing
on through some adversity and a willingness to do so yourself.  It 
doesn't hurt to have an e-mail address for backup either. :)

Lawrence, you've been here for at least as long as I've been 
participating.  Almost a year and a half now I think...

Regards,
Mark            InterNet   mark.patrick{at}tds.org
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