A bit of inspiration for my fellow marathon chessplayers out there:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/21/AR2008102102685.htmlBirds Fly More Than 7,000 Miles Nonstop, Study Shows;
In Its Annual Fall Migration, One Godwit Traveled From Alaska to New Zealand in Eight Days
Washington Post, Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Now let's see... If a 1.5-pound bird can put the entire Pacific behind him in 8 days without refueling, how many Blitz problems can a 175-pound human solve in the same period? You do the math...
