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[Alex_Moiseyev]

Richard, how long was our game from OH match ? What was an exact number ? Our SG-48 from Sixth, USA 3 moves 2004 lasted more than 80 moves.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

Assuming you mean G9 from the 2005 match, 86 full plies, with a draw agreed after red's 87th move.

86 white and 86 red moves, correct ?

I can post the game score, if you and Rich don't mind.

If Richard is OK - why not ? Observing the game where i was in lost may give my opponents wrong impression I don't get into loss too often and it maybe interesting for forum members.

I remember this game continued more than 6 hours.

[rich beckwith]

No, I don't object. I recall game was around 6 hours + 23 minutes, and perhaps should have lasted even longer had I not allowed the late drawing combination. There was a 7+ hour game in Guinness World Records (Oldbury-Tinsley).

[Alex_Moiseyev]

John, something is missing - I don't see anything and can't play anything. Empty board.

[Alex_Moiseyev]

John, I can see your text but not from Jason

[Hugh Devlin]

Interesting discussion. Yes. I'm aware of the Hellman Banks (1958) game, and Hellman Ryan (1939) game - none of which is the longest game played in a US Nt ty. I agree its not in the ACF archive, but it is in hardcopy !

I have an extensive list of long games, both in terms of moves and time, and the records show that the Tinsley-Oldbury (1958) game is NOT the only one that went 7 1/2 hrs. However, this game between A.H. Richardson and E. A. Durgin has me stumped and hense the need to verify it if possible. Hugh

[Palomino]

Alex,

I am having the same problem with both Jason's and John's posts but found a fix by clicking on one of the tool buttons "Larger", "Smaller" or "Flip". (The board then appears.)

Hope that helps..."Pal"

[Danny_Alvarez]

i see the game just fine .... very interesting game too thanks for sharing

[Eric Strange]

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I have a database with now 97.000 games, and it has about 800 games with 50 (PDN count) moves, and this 4 games and 3 from computer competitions that lasted 100 moves (PDN count).

Do you have anything that may be useful addition to my website???

[George Hay]

W.T. Call in Rambles With The Switcher, page 18, has this to say about a very long game of checkers:
In Passey's " ABC of Draughts," an unusually interesting handbook, Brisbane, 1906, which
Robert Mar, champion of Australia, helped to produce, a Switcher game of 228 necessary
moves, Richardson vs. Durgin, is reproduced from the Boston Post with the remark that it
is perhaps the longest game on record.
http://www.archive.org/stream/rambleswi ... 3/mode/2up
The link is to W.T. Call, as I cannot find the ABC book on the WWW.
--George Hay

[Danny_Alvarez]

the ABC of draughts is available in several libraries in Aus + UK ..... i don't have a copy and i would be quite willing to buy it if anyone has a spare copy of this book....

I haven't found it available online either George.
cheers
Danny

[tommyc]

I had an ABC of checkers somewhere..............by Wiswell/Shuffitt 1957,is this the same ? Americans Best Checkers?

[George Hay]

Tommy, I'm sure it is a different book.W.T. Call's Rambles With The Switcher was published in 1916 and that predates any Wiswell book.

[tommyc]

Thanks Geo, i have that lil Mc Call book too Rambles with the Switcher and it is 1916.

[Danny_Alvarez]

the "abc of draughts" that we are talking about is authored by Fred Passey ... who was a local "Brisbanite" and fellow Queenslander it was published in 1906

If someone has a copy of this book i'd be quite happy to make an offer
cheers
Danny Alvarez