Most moves in an officially recorded Correspondence Chess Game
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bh6 11. Qd3 e5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Be6 14. b3 Qa5 15. O-O a6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. a4 Kg7 18. Rd3 Qb4 19. Rb1 Rdc8 20. Bf1 Rc6 21. Qe1 Rf8 22. Re3 Nd7 23. Qd2 Rfc8 24. Rb2 h5 25. g3 Rb6 26. Rb1 Qa3 27. Na2 Qc5 28. h4 Nf6 29. Kg2 Qd4 30. Qe1 Rbc6 31. Nc3 Qb6 32. Qd2 Ng4 33. Ree1 Qb4 34. Qb2 Qc5 35. Re2 Rf8 36. Rd2 Qb6 37. Re1 Kh7 38. Qa3 Rg8 39. Bd3 Rf8 40. Rf1 Qa5 41. Rc1 Rfc8 42. Qb2 Qb4 43. Rb1 Qb6 44. Re1 Re8 45. Rf1 Nf6 46. Be2 Qd8 47. Rfd1 Qe7 48. Bd3 Qc7 49. Rb1 Rf8 50. Qc1 Nd7 51. Qd1 Kg7 52. Bc2 Qa5 53. Rd3 Qb4 54. Qe2 Re8 55. Rbd1 Rb8 56. Re3 Nf6 57. f3 Bd7 58. Qd2 Rbc8 59. Na2 Qc5 60. Nb4 Rb6 61. Nd3 Qc7 62. Re2 Be6 63. Rf2 Re8 64. Nb4 Qc5 65. Na2 Rc6 66. Nc3 Rec8 67. Bd3 Rb6 68. Rb1 Qd4 69. Rff1 Rbc6 70. Rfd1 Nd7 71. Na2 Nf6 72. Qe1 Qc5 73. Nc3 Nd7 74. Rd2 Rf8 75. Bc2 Nf6 76. Rd3 Rfc8 77. Bd1 Qb4 78. Be2 Nd7 79. Qd1 Nc5 80. Re3 Rf8 81. f4 f5 82. Bf3 Nxe4 83. Nxe4 fxe4 84. Bxe4 Rb6 85. Bc2 Rc6 86. Be4 d5 87. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 88. Qxd5 exf4 89. Qe5+ Rcf6 90. gxf4 Qd2+ 91. Kg1 Rf7 92. f5 Kh7 93. Rf1 b6 94. Rg3 Rxf5 95. Rxf5 Rxf5 96. Qe7+ Kh6 97. Qe3+ Qxe3+ 98. Rxe3 Rf4 99. Kg2 Rxh4 100. Re6 Rg4+ 101. Kf3 b5 102. axb5 axb5 103. c5 Rg5 104. b4 Rg4 105. Re4 Rg1 106. Ke2 Rc1 107. Kd2 Rf1 108. Ke2 Rf6 109. Rd4 Kg5 110. Rd5+ Kf4 111. Rd6 Ke5 112. Rxf6 Kxf6 113. Kf3 Ke5 114. Kg3 g5 115. Kf3 Kf5 116. Kg3 h4+ 117. Kh3 Ke5 118. Kg4 Ke6 119. Kf3 Kf5 120. Ke3 g4 121. Kf2 g3+ 122. Kf3 Ke5 123. Kg2 Ke6 124. Kf3 Kf5 125. Ke3 g2 126. Kf2 h3 127. Kg1 Kg4 128. Kf2 Kf5 129. Kg1 Ke5 130. Kf2 Ke6 131. Kg1 Ke5 132. Kf2 Kf5 133. Kg1 Kf4 134. Kf2 Ke5 135. Kg1 Ke4 136. Kf2 Kd5
That's the problem we are now trying to solve
In ICCF correspondence chess Computer is obligatory
Try asking Google Gemini the question and it will provide an excellent analysis
Jun 27, 2025
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I believe the record longest game in correspondence chess was in the 1940s set at 144 moves cannot recall the players would have to search my dusty archives in those days tgey were sending moves with postage stamps 🤔
Jun 27, 2025
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The longest correspondence chess game on record, in terms of duration, is the one played by Dr. Reinhart Straszacker and Dr. Hendrik Roelof van Huyssteen, which lasted 53 years, according to Guinness World Records. The game concluded in 1999 with Straszacker's death. They played 112 games in total, with each player winning half. This game is recognized for its incredibly long duration due to the nature of correspondence chess, where players take a long time to make moves, rather than the number of moves in the game.
While the game between Straszacker and van Huyssteen holds the record for duration, the longest recorded chess game by moves was between Ivan Nikolić and Goran Arsović in 1989, with 269 moves. This game also ended in a draw.
A key difference is that the Straszacker/van Huyssteen game was correspondence chess, where moves are sent via mail or other remote methods, allowing for extremely long periods between moves. The Nikolić/Arsović game was a tournament game, played over the board with a time limit for each player.
Dear All
Gary Maguire and I just finished our British Correspondence Chess game (2023-2025)
It lasted 136 moves
Out of curiosity, does anyone know of a longer Correspondence Chess game?
If you do happen play through the game, because the game was obviously going nowhere using Stockfish 17, Gary and I made a gentleman's agreement to stop using a computer after move 80, as you can see from the errors that I made
That being said it was, after move 80, the most enjoyable game
Best regards
Terry