360 chess matches in an attempt to break the world

[Queen of the Damned]

Bulgarian challenges chess record
An opponent of Bulgarian chess grandmaster Kiril Georgiev in Sofia, 21 February 2009
Kiril Georgiev's opponents faced a long wait between moves

A Bulgarian grandmaster has begun 360 chess matches in an attempt to break the world record for the number of games played simultaneously.

Kiril Georgiev is working his way up and down rows of tables at which his rivals are seated, in the Inter Expo Center in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.

He needs to win 80% of the games to beat a record set by Hungarian-American chess champion Susan Polgar in 2005.

She played 326 games, winning 309, drawing 14 and losing three.

On her blog, she advised the Bulgarian grandmaster to wear comfortable shoes.

Mr Georgiev is a three-time Bulgarian national champion and a former under-18 world champion, according to the Bulgarian News Network.

It said his opponents, ranging in age from children to pensioners, were chosen from a pool of 600.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7904072.stm

all I can say is damn! I normally could care less about chess, but thats amazing!

[b_Pooly]

Hey, Chess is a great game!

But I wouldn't sign up for thst, you know how long it would take for him to get finished with all of his second moves?

[hypercringe]

Feb 21, 2009 23:54:21 GMT -5 b_Pooly said:

Hey, Chess is a great game!

But I wouldn't sign up for thst, you know how long it would take for him to get finished with all of his second moves?

Why too much time spent having to pay attention?

[hypercringe]

Feb 22, 2009 8:42:11 GMT -5 b_Pooly said:

Feb 22, 2009 2:11:38 GMT -5 @hypercringe said:

Why too much time spent having to pay attention?

Uh no, because even with taking time to think of the next move and see his/her strategy with other people you would still be spending a shit load of time doing nothing.

Ah just a lack of discipline and self control

[b_Pooly]

You know, I never did ask what was amazing about this...