He didnt just break the record, he SHATTERED it ! He was on his feet for 18 hours and probably walked about 20 miles ! I dont think this record will be broken anytime soon. You try giving a simul sometime and you will be more appreciative of his accomplishment. He added more than 150 games to the previous record ! Read about it here : http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5726
Guiness World Record Broken in Simul Chess
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Reb wrote:
He didnt just break the record, he SHATTERED it ! He was on his feet for 18 hours and probably walked about 20 miles ! I dont think this record will be broken anytime soon.
I'm happy for him. I'm glad he broke the record and made some headlines for chess. I just think that if the record doesn't get broken anytime soon it will be because no IM/GM attempted to break it. The day one attempts to break it will be the day we have a new world record. (and walking 20 miles on your feet for 18 hours isn't fun but it's very do-able for a lot of people)
gbidari wrote:
Reb wrote:
He didnt just break the record, he SHATTERED it ! He was on his feet for 18 hours and probably walked about 20 miles ! I dont think this record will be broken anytime soon.
I'm happy for him. I'm glad he broke the record and made some headlines for chess. I just think that if the record doesn't get broken anytime soon it will be because no IM/GM attempted to break it. The day one attempts to break it will be the day we have a new world record. (and walking 20 miles on your feet for 18 hours isn't fun but it's very do-able for a lot of people)
I have given exhibitions and the most boards I ever played was 40 and the longest I had to be on my feet was about 8 hours. I understand what a feat he accomplished. Dont forget that he was also thinking and playing chess all this time and scored over 80 %. I think there are also requirements about the avearge rating and the % scored in order for such records to qualify, but I am not positive.
Im with Reb here: I dont think it is easy to do.
The fact that nobody who has tried has actaully failed is not and cannot be used as evidence that this record is "easy".
Interesting way to lose weight.
he was just excellent..!!
SerbianChessStar wrote:
Interesting way to lose weight.
lol
Blackadder wrote:
The fact that nobody who has tried has actually failed is not and cannot be used as evidence that this record is "easy".
I know it's not "easy" but is it REALLY that difficult if the record gets broken every time it is attempted? I cannot think of another Guinness World Record category that historically gets broken so consistently by merely attempting it.
Schachgeek wrote:
It is not easy at all.
The biggest simul I have ever played was 24 games. It took me 2 hours to vanquish everyone, but I did it. Afterwards, I kicked myself for not bringing gatorade. I was totally spent and dehydrated.
Seems to me there have been larger simuls than 500 boards but none can match Koltanowski's record of 56 BLINDFOLD games, winning 50 losing 6. That's fricking impressive.
That was 56 *consecutive* games, not 56 at once. Still quite difficult.
Koltanowski did however do 34 blindfold games simultaneously. He was amazing!
gbidari wrote:
Koltanowski did however do 34 blindfold games simultaneously. He was amazing!
score?
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Then December 4, 1960 in San Francisco, CA he played fifty-six games blindfolded. With only ten seconds a move he won fifty and drew six.
He didn't lose a single game and had a handful of draws. I am trying to find the exact number.
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Sources for the table:
Adventures of a Chess Master, by George Koltanowski, David McKay Co., New York, 1955, p 35.
Grandmaster Morteza Mahjoob of Iran recently beat the old record of 360 boards by playing 500 boards! He had 397 wins, 90 draws, and only 13 losses (88.4%). To break the record you need at least 80% wins. It took him 18 hours.
My question is, doesn't every IM or GM who attempts this, break the record? Isn't it just a matter of making the arrangements and showing up? About 5 years ago it was IM Andrew Martin, then it was GM Susan Polgar, then another GM breaks the record, and now this guy. If no IM or GM fails at this record attempt doesn't it cheapen this much ballyhooed Guinness Book of World Records chess feat?