Commonwealth Chess Championships Day 3 - The Longest Game

168 moves!!!  Really 168 moves! Here is the proof

Still don't believe me?

Here is a snapshot of the start of the game

and another as they finished...

Alex was starting to panic, we had to be clear by 8pm.  Sleeping bags were called for!

What a day it has been!  Busy busy busy.  We found the following on 5 of the live boards

I suppose we should be grateful that they at least got it the right way around.  Not best pleased.  We are going to clean it off with some spirits (or was it we were going to drink the spirits and use sandpaper, I forget...)

We had a couple of visitors today, and one of them was seen to be doing the unthinkable!

Now I'm sure we all recognise the Gentleman on the left and to see Donald playing chess again is brilliant (he won by the way!).  In the other pic, we had the G'vnor of the College making the ceremonial first move!


Jamie has asked me to post a better picture of him.  I noticed that his pic has attracted more hits than any other of those taken so far. 

Glad to oblige :D

Apparently the Chess Journos are complaining that the pgns are a bit slow in getting out.  Didn't help that Alex's computer doesn't like uploading them and refused point blank to let us change one  with the correct one.  Had to log in with my pc to sort it and his pc is now been sent to the naughty step.  I am flattered that the journos have finally realised there is an event on, we have been telling them for the best part of 9 months but no one was interested...  Where were you then???

Ah well, back at the venue in 11 hours time.  Please everyone, no 100+ move games tomorrow :D