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the longest game of chess

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Source: Chess Records by Tim Krabbé
http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/records/

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and one of them died after the game due to starvation

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167.Bxd5

The game lasted 102 more moves......?

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How about this one



edit: grumble @ pgn viewer 😠

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_This_ is what I call an endgame ! 🙂

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Originally posted by Ajuin
183. Qd7+Kb8
Why do you want the thing to read pgns like THAT?

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Originally posted by PatzerLars
_This_ is what I call an endgame ! 🙂
I call it a schwindle. 😛

It appears it was played on ICC 45 minutes + 45 seconds per move, one of them got tired of it, understandably

Moves - time - players - result - event
202 5:30 h. Gil-galad - izit 0-1 ICC team 45 45

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50 move rule?

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Originally posted by clandarkfire
50 move rule?
It was the "100 move rule" for a while (apparently)

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The 50 move rule is the most arbitrary rule in chess, I think. Why not the 51 move rule?

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Originally posted by heinzkat
Why do you want the thing to read pgns like THAT?

[pgn]
[Event "Team 45 45 League T34"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "403"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Be3 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 fx ...[text shortened]... Qd4+ Ke8 198. Qa4+ Kf7 199. Qa7+ Kf8 200. Qb8+ Qe8 201. Qb4+ Kf7+ 202. Kh7[/pgn]
Because it's chessbase pgn and you taught me to tidy it up before posting and I guess I made a cleaningmistake :'(

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