Questions tagged [time-control]
For questions about various time controls. See also the tag time-management.
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How would this position be scored if you ran out of time here?
Here is the position (black has just played Qf8, the only legal move after White's Re8+):
[FEN "2nKRq1k/6pp/8/3n4/6b1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
In this position white has a forced mate in one, in ...
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Time Trouble, Arbiter Trouble
Yesterday. Our club's summer tournament. One specialist A is in time trouble as always (to his defense, 90+30+no bonus) and no longer writes. The other specialist B still has 10 minutes and writes ...
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How the "Quickplay finish" article works on a rook vs rook or rook vs minor piece endgame?
Suppose 2 players are playing in a 10-10 or blitz format with no increment. In the endgame the players are left with only rook vs a piece (rook / bishop / knight nearer to king) or similar drawing-...
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Running out of time mid promotion to checkmate. Who wins?
In a casual blitz game I had with my friend, my last move was to promote a pawn, to ladder mate my opponent (there was already a rook on the 7th). I moved the pawn, but while I was reaching for the ...
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Hourglass chess timer
Consider the following time control idea (which obviously would
not be implemented with a sand clock, but a modern
electronic clock): The hourglass starts in neutral, each
move reverses it. Thus any ...
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Example of 60 minute tournament that FIDE considers classical
For the sake of having an example re Why was the 2019 WFRCC called 'slow rapid' when it's actually classical (45+15=60)? where 60 minutes is exactly the border between rapid and classical:
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Armageddon: Has anyone actually bid for white in chess (or chess960)?
Apparently some armageddon events allows players to choose colours.
Why would I bid for white in armageddon (in regular chess)?
Why would I bid for white in armageddon in chess960?
I find it ...
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Non-linearity in Armageddon bidding: Ostensibly, you give up more time in higher time control
Note: In the ff I assume everyone bids for black, not white.
In blitz (below 10min) :
I see often there's a 5min vs 4min predetermined time. No idea if this is fair, but let's pretend arguendo players ...
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Why is Bobby Fischer's argument against adjournment an argument for increment?
Bobby Fischer, as quoted by Jim Ratliff in a question about increment says:
The result of adjournments is often a skewing of a particular player's chess-playing ability since the success or failure ...
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Armageddon: How much more desirable is black in chess than chess960 based on airthings masters 2023 vs 2022 WFRCC?
All games in question are 15 minutes.
In the 4 armageddon games in the 2022 (inaugural rapid, not the real, classical) WFRCC (both qualifiers and final 8), the Black winning bids are: 13,13,11:10,11:...
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Is armageddon more fair in a Vickrey auction? Eg Magnus & Hikaru bid 8:58 vs 8:59 in 2023 Airthings Masters
I believe armageddon is fair only if they bid, but just because they bid doesn't mean it's fair, i.e. bidding is necessary but not sufficient to be fair.
Which side has the advantage in an Armageddon ...
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Is Armageddon always without increment?
Robert Hess said tells Danya that no increment influences why Robert prefers white to black in Armageddon chess960. Of course it really depends on the bid, but I guess Robert would want a lower bid ...
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Is armageddon more fair if bids aren't 1-time only?
As pointed out by GeneM here
Armageddon Chess is a fair tie-break system only if the two players bid for how much time Black should have.
Question: But is it actually more fair if the bids are the ...
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What has Bobby Fischer said about increment (similar to chess960)?
Bobby Fischer talked a lot about chess960 aka Fischer random and more generally how chess is dead, etc. Were there any similar interviews or discussions for increment?
I guess not much because the ...
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Why would I bid for white in armageddon (in regular chess)?
Related:
Regular chess: Why would I bid for white in armageddon (in regular chess)?
Chess960: Why would I bid for white in armageddon in chess960?
Were there armageddons where white gets lower time or ...
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Why would I bid for white in armageddon in chess960?
Related:
Regular chess: Why would I bid for white in armageddon (in regular chess)?
Chess960: Why would I bid for white in armageddon in chess960?
Were there armageddons where white gets lower time or ...
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In armageddon bidding, what happens if the bid is drawn?
Re armageddon, there is sometimes bidding ("how much time they're willing to give up to play with their desired color") instead of pre-determined 5min vs 4min.
What happens if the bid is ...
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Armageddon: Does / Should White have a lower advantage in chess960 compared to chess?
I'm not (necessarily) asking which colour is more favoured in armageddon chess960. I'm asking that given however much or little white has an advantage of armageddon chess, is this advantage lower in ...
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What were all the chess960 armageddon games played in St Louis Chess 9LX and the WFRCC, and which colour won in each?
Well I think I know for
2019 WFRCC 3rd qualifying round and onwards
2022 WFRCC qualifiers quarter-finals and onwards
Every Chess 9LX
If anyone knows and has bothered to check the previous rounds, ...
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How is Armageddon in chess like fair cake-cutting in game theory? [closed]
It says on Wikipedia:
Some tournaments utilise a bidding system for individual players of each match to decide how little time they would be willing to play with as black. The player with the lowest ...
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When was the last time Magnus Carlsen lost 2 classical games in a row to the same player besides to Wesley So?
Related questions:
When was the last time Magnus Carlsen lost 3 classical games in a row besides to Wesley So?
When was the last time Magnus Carlsen lost 2 classical games in a row to the same ...
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Why was the 2019 WFRCC called 'slow rapid' when it's actually classical (45+15=60)?
I'm asking about the '45 minutes for 40 moves plus 15 minutes for the rest, without increment' portions of the matches (for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals), which consisted of those and ...
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If classical is 120 minutes+ and rapid is 10-59 minutes, then what's 60-119 minutes? 'Slow rapid'?
Wikipedia says that FIDE says for tournaments with 2200+ rated players,
Classical is 120 minutes+
Rapid is 10-59 minutes
So what's 60-119 minutes for tournaments with 2200+ rated players? 'Slow ...
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Time control conversion when it comes to bonus time after eg 40 moves
I read that for increment games the way to convert them to non-increment games for the purpose of classification by time control goes as follows:
Original time + Increment x 40 = Time used to ...
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How does FIDE define slow rapid & fast rapid?
I don't think I've ever heard these terms 'slow rapid' and 'fast rapid' outside chess960. Just now I tried looking up "slow rapid" "chess" "fast rapid" and "slow ...
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Do serious chess players ever play time-controls without increments?
Do serious chess players ever play time-controls without increments?
Not necessarily limiting to GMs but let's say professionals or "amateur-professionals".
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Why no notation for "Resigns" or "Lost on time"?
Suppose a chess game was decisive but didn't go to checkmate. Why does its notation not say whether the loser resigned or lost on time?
There are plenty of NAG symbols; even some ($136-$139) relating ...
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What was so special about the incremental "Digital Chess clock" that a patent was granted to Bobby Fischer for the same?
Bobby Fischer had 'invented' a way of incrementing some time duration with every chess move(s) played. This was quite new in that era. But was that so unique that a patent was granted for it?
Here are ...
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USCF: Insufficient material to win on time
It is my understanding that the United States Chess Federation (USCF) has the rule: Insufficient material to win on time.
Does this rule apply to all time controls?
Does the player need to claim the ...
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Is 10 minute time control too fast for me as a beginner?
Every day I usually play one or two 10+5 games for fun and to try to train my decision making. 10 minutes seems to be the recommended time control for a beginner. However, for a long time I've felt ...
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How to convert better positions and not to get swindled OTB?
For context I am new to OTB chess with 30 games under my belt and a rating of around 1930 fide. I have a very definite problem. Last tournament I dropped 3 pieces in 3 consecutive games in either ...
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Can a tournament be FIDE rated if it has multiple time controls based on player ratings
If we ran a weekly club tournament that has different time controls for different games based on both players' ratings as set forth in the FIDE regulations, would the tournament qualify as a Standard ...
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Do accidental clock presses get counted with DGT clocks connected to DGT boards?
I have played many games with DGT 2010, DGT 2000 clocks and they cannot be connected to DGT boards as far as I know. Also there is a button to know the number of moves played (rather clock presses) so ...
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Why are such complicated time controls popular?
In professional chess, I often see oddly arcane time controls. For instance, in the 2021 WCC
each game was 120 minutes per side for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, and 15 ...
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Countermove without notation
Quoting the FIDE rules (E8.1§3):
"A player may reply to his opponent’s move before recording it, if he so wishes. He must
record his previous move before making another."
Quoting any arbiter:...
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What to do if in a tournament game with no time control, my opponent plays very slowly?
I recently played a tournament game with no time control. It takes my opponent at least 5 minutes, sometimes longer, to make (almost) every move. The game started at 6pm and lasted 3.5 hours. If I ...
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Questions about USCF Tournaments Requirements to Get the U.S. Chess Master Title [closed]
We want to organize USCF chess tournaments valid to get the U.S. chess master title. Please answer the following questions:
Do we need a minimum of 4 rounds, if we are organizing a swiss
system?
Do ...
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Do FIDE and USCF require Writing Notation in Tournaments with Short Time Controls? When Writing Notation is Optional?
Do FIDE and USCF require Writing Notation in Tournaments with Short Time Controls? When is Writing Notation Not Required?
We are planning to organize a monthly 30+30 tournament (30 minutes for the ...
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As GMs get older, does their age affect their Classical, Rapid and Blitz ratings equally?
As GMs age beyond their prime, their ratings will likely drop in Classical, Rapid and Blitz chess.
If we compare the mean Elo ratings of older and younger GMs across all 3 time controls, does it show ...
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Why are seconds per move time controls unpopular in chess? [closed]
When playing the game of go online, a common time control setting is for players to have X (e.g., 10, 20, or 30) seconds per move, with the clock simply resetting after each move.
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Strategies for focusing on longer time controls
What are some ways of improving focus during longer timer controls? I mostly play blitz (3+0) and I have been moving towards rapid. I find that I see tactics more easily in my blitz games than in my ...
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Bronstein timing in DGT clocks and the related PGN
I have noticed a gap in the PGN spec and the Laws of Chess in section 6.2.2
The time saved by a player during one period is added to his time available for the next period, except in the ‘time delay’ ...
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At the Grandmaster level, at what amount of additional time per move do the benefits become negligible?
Naturally, having more time to ponder each move lets skilled players figure out better decisions and avoid errors one might make when there is a pressing time limit, with more time allowing more ...
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Why does this game not end as a draw by insufficient material?
I played an online game at chess.com and here is the endgame:
[fen "8/8/1p2p2k/pP2P1p1/P1K3P1/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
After white's last move a4, I thought the game ends immediately as a draw by ...
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Will games be perfect, and most likely a draw, if both players get infinite time?
I have played a lot of chess games. The thing that always bothered me was that bloody clock. It looks as if the game is a game about who can think the fastest and it makes one nervous. Now, I know it'...
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How do I handle drawn positions in zero time increment games?
I recently found myself in a drawn position (king and rook for each side) in a zero increment online game. I had about 10 seconds on my clock, my opponent had about 20 seconds. He ignored draw offers, ...
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Should I calculate on my opponent's time or on my time?
I play regularly 45+45 games with a duration between 2-4h. During my opponent's time I normally try to guess their moves or try to understand the position better. Regularly I have the problem that I ...
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Why does FIDE classical chess have a time limit for the first 40 moves? [duplicate]
From this answer:
The FIDE-approved classical time control is: (taken from the handbook)
07 Time Control There is a single time control for all major FIDE events: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves ...
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What do these game durations mean?
There are different game duration on chess.com. What do options 1|1, 2|1 etc. mean?
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Is there an engine evaluation technique that factors in 'time'?
An interesting game played out between Wesley So and Levon Aronion1:
[title "Wesley So vs Levon Aronian"]
[fen "rn4k1/p2bP1b1/2q5/1pp2p1Q/2p5/8/PP3PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"]
So was in ...
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