Questions tagged [time-control]
For questions about various time controls. See also the tag time-management.
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Is there a site where I can play 30 seconds games?
I only know, from the fastest time controls, which chess sites to play 1+0 and 0+1 on. But is there a possibility to play 30 second games?
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If an opponent's clock is pressed by mistake, how much extra time is given?
Today at the local tournament I noticed something strange. It was my turn, and my opponent's clock was running.
My opponent had pressed the his neighbor's clock by accident. We were playing two boards ...
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What would happen if a game lasted for more than 24 hours?
Technically it is possible for a game to last more than 24 hours, since after 40 or 60 moves each player generally gets a 30-second increment.
In an endgame, the player with the advantage will just ...
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Do longer games better your chances of honing chess skills?
What do you say about it?
I find that if you're in a sequence that you're realizing is a trap, and the pressure on you is building. Or you've blundered, or worse, you deservedly are about to get ...
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Is it possible to play 1 minute bullet with no increment over the board?
Playing 1 minute bullet games with no increment on the Internet is hard enough, but what about over the board, in real life with an actual wooden board?
Would it be possible, or would 90% of the ...
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Which time control was set in the following game?
[Event "Russia vs China"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2009.08.17"]
[EventDate "2009.08.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[...
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What was the time control in tata steel tournament?
Does anyone know, what the exact time control was for the groups A and B in the
tata steel tournament last month ?
I remember something with 100 minutes for 40 moves and 50 minutes for 20 moves
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Time control notation explained?
Can someone explain this time control notation to me?
6SS, 40/120 sd30 d5
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What is the TimeControl format for FIDE tournament?
The TimeControl formats I've found on the web split the TimeControl in time periods separated by a special character, for instance:
G/90 (one period with 90min to end the game)
G/90+30 (one period ...
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Is it possible to setup DGT Easy+ Gametimer for a 75' for first 30 moves, and 15' for the rest of the game?
In the local chess club of which I recently became member we typically play games with time control described in the title. DGT's manuals are terrible so I do not know which DGT clock supports this ...
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Which side has the advantage in an Armageddon tiebreak game?
It is generally considered that white has better chances of winning in chess. This is due to white's initiative, since white gets to move first. The difference in chances seems to get more significant,...
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Time Control for Bullet, Blitz and Standard
Does anyone know the function which dictates which three of these time-control categories any particular game would fall under? For example, I know that a 3 0 is the quickest blitz game that can be ...
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Is it poor form to win a drawn position on time?
I was playing a 3-minute game, my opponent had around 15 seconds to my ~50 seconds when he managed to cancel out the last pawns to make it so we each had a king and a rook. I let his time run out and ...
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FIDE Online Arena: what specifically determines bullet, blitz, rapid, and unmonitored time controls?
I've been trying out the FIDE Online Arena; while I've found a lot of marketing, I find very little useful documentation (possibly because the software is new).
FIDE Online Arena has four different ...
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If you exploit Article 12.9 in FIDE's Laws of Chess, is it possible to benefit yourself by purposely receiving a penalty?
After I received this answer on my previous question, I found the list of penalties which a player can receive, according to FIDE guidelines.
As FIDE states in Article 12.9:
Options available to the ...
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Which format should i choose to improve my chess skills (Blitz chess or Standard time control chess)?
I always play both blitz and standard time control chess games. But in blitz I make a lot of mistakes and I'm not able to find a lot of good and tactical moves whereas in standard time chess format I ...
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What different time control rules are there in chess tournaments?
I am trying to find all possible time control rules that are used in various tournaments (not only regular chess, but also speed chess).
For example on one of the website I am using the following ...
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What are the standard time controls for live chess (non-OTB and non-correspondence) on every chess websites?
I'm trying to establish what are the most common time controls for live chess (non-OTB and non-correspondence chess) on every chess websites.
And so I need to know what are the standard time controls ...
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Setting DGT North American clock for two time controls
Does anyone know how to set a blue DGT North American chess clock to the time control of:
2 hours for the first 40 moves, with 30 minutes added thereafter, with 10 second delay throughout the course ...
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How much time did Capablanca have / use on the clock to refute Frank Marshall's Marshall Attack over the board?
Capablanca's over the board refutation of Frank Marshall's deep home preparation, in what was later called the Marshall Attack, is widely regarded as one of the great defensive masterpieces of all ...
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Can Grandmasters beat computers when given time-odds?
For eg., if a grandmaster is given 10:1 time odds, will he be able to beat a computer? For eg, if the GM is given 120 minutes for the entire game and the computer is given 12 minutes? If not 10:1 ...
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London Chess Classic 2013 Format
I have never been into watching live chess, and I found it strange that anyone disagrees with me, but the format of London Chess Classic 2013 was just perfect.
Like the rest of the civilized world, I ...
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