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ICC Help: records

Most players logged into the main Internet Chess Club server:
   Current record:                      7352 on 16-Nov-2003
      (Game 3 Kasparov - X3D Fritz) 

Most games going on at once:            1333 on 20-Mar-2006

Most FIDE titled players (GM, IM, FM, WGM, WIM, WFM)
  logged in at once:                     304 on 03-Oct-2005
      (Round 5 - FIDE Championship broadcast)

Most simultaneous observers of a game:  5571 on 16-Nov-2003
      (Game 3 Kasparov - X3D Fritz)   

Most different observers of a game:    12039 on 16-Nov-2003
      (Game 3 Kasparov - X3D Fritz)  


Ratings records (50 rated games minimum and account must still exist):

Highest human ratings:
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     1-minute -- 3087  Smallville(GM)   31-Jul-2008
     5-minute -- 2896  Smallville(GM)   01-Sep-2008
    15-minute -- 2492  Smallville(GM)   27-Oct-2009
       Bullet -- 3168  Smallville(GM)   18-Feb-2009
        Blitz -- 3750  Smallville(GM)   14-Oct-2009
     Standard -- 2855  Smallville(GM)   15-Jul-2004
     Bughouse -- 2861  KingDan          22-Jan-2005
   Crazyhouse -- 2699  Sage             25-Mar-2005
      Loser's -- 2604  MST3K            12-Oct-2002

Official computer records:
NOTE:  Only accounts run by the program author are eligible.
       No human-computer "advanced chess" combinations.
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     Bullet   -- 3321  scrappy         29-Aug-2002
     Blitz    -- 3635  sinferno        15-Nov-2007
     Standard -- 2883  Netsurfer        9-Oct-2000

Unofficial computer records for any (C) account:
NOTE:  ICC doesn't confirm the legitimacy of how these
records were obtained:
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     Bullet   -- 3452  Transwarp       05-Apr-2009
     Blitz    -- 4009  Transwarp       04-Apr-2009
     Standard -- 3210  MonsterComp     20-Aug-2008

Human simultaneous exhibition records:
(no "moretime", all games must be against different opponents, no guests,
only games started within 5 minutes of each other will count)
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Blitz:
   Perfect score:    15-0, Schroer(IM)     24-May-1997, TC = 10  7
     Most points:    15-0, Schroer(IM)     24-May-1997, TC = 10  7

Standard:
   Perfect score:    30-0, Indiana-Jones(GM)  02-Mar-2007, TC = 45 20
     Most points:    59.5-17.5, garompon(GM)  11-Sep-2002, TC = 60 45

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