Stagecoach Daily Marathon

Before chess moves flew through fiber-optic cables in milliseconds, they traveled the old-fashioned way: ink on paper. Correspondence chess was truly long-distance chess. Moves were written in a letter, sealed, addressed, and sent on their way. That journey could mean a messenger on foot, a rider on horseback, a ship — or a stagecoach that swallowed dust and miles.

A well-known example is the Edinburgh–London correspondence match (1824–1828). In The Oxford Companion to Chess, Hooper & Whyld note that the move letters traveled nearly 400 miles by “mail coach”, and were delivered within about three days. (Source)

With the same spirit, we start this tournament: slow, steady, and relaxed. No constant pings, no “right now!” — just a calm rhythm that runs in the background and stays with us for a long time.

Welcome to the “Stagecoach Daily Marathon”.

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