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Indeed, the 277 move game was played in a tournament on the Internet Chess Club. Oddly enough, I found that the average length of a game (played by humans) is roughly 40 moves. Based on the statistics provided by the Chessgames database (685,801) games, the average number of moves is 40.04.
I know of no competitive chess in the US where each move is timed. It just doesnât happen that way. In the analog clock days, 40/2 g30 was the usual time control, thatâs 120 minutes for the 1st 40 moves, and an additional 30 minutes for the remainder of the game. Division suggests thatâs 3 minutes per move, but of course, thatâs not how it works out. Clearly, some moves can be made quickly.