Correspondence Chess is NOT boring

[Kevin Thurlow]

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=68635

A fine result for Richard Hall. If you want to look at the games, just click on one of the results. His game with Kribben looks entertaining, unless it's all book...

[John Upham]

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=68635

A fine result for Richard Hall. If you want to look at the games, just click on one of the results. His game with Kribben looks entertaining, unless it's all book...

The crosstable suggests had the tournament been OTB it would have a treat for spectators, sponsors and the media. I can imagine the headline.

[John Upham]

https://www.iccf.com/event?id=68635

A fine result for Richard Hall. If you want to look at the games, just click on one of the results. His game with Kribben looks entertaining, unless it's all book...

13...Rd8 is a Novelty (previously 13...e4).

[Joey Stewart]

I definitely wouldn't say it is boring - setting engines on their highest setting with loads of time to analyse should regularly produce quite exciting chess.
It would be boring if you actually tried to play yourself though, well not so much boring, just a merciless slaughter every game

[JustinHorton]

How did they decide in which order to put the names in the crosstable

[Kevin Thurlow]

"How did they decide in which order to put the names in the crosstable"

I was wondering that - it's not the start order, or alphabetical, or rating, or even the order they reached the end. The first-named player was in the last game to finish.