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When does a chess clock start?
According to the FIDE rules,
6.6 At the time determined for the start of the game White’s clock is started.
In over the board chess, it's usually Black who does this (you can't have an arbiter ...
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What should a player do in blitz if he knocks a piece on to the floor after pressing the clock?
The relevant section from the rules would be Article 7.4.1:
If a player displaces one or more pieces, he shall re-establish the
correct position in his own time.
The rules do not specify a ...
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When should I introduce chess clock to a child?
I am wondering if I should let her start using a chess clock, or should I wait when she gets older.
At your daughter's age (5) the most important thing is having fun. If she is having fun now I would ...
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Is it legal to hit the clock with piece, captured or otherwise?
I feel this is legal. I'm using FIDE rules.
This is the rule that describes what happens with a capture:
3.1.1 If a piece moves to a square occupied by an opponent’s piece the latter is captured ...
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Hitting the clock without moving
The rules changed in 2017 to make this an illegal move. Article 7.5 of FIDE Laws of Chess talk about illegal moves, and now Article 7.5.3 mentions this exact case:
7.5.3 If the player presses the ...
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What happens should a clock fail during the game?
Per FIDE rules 6.10a and 6.10b (I am including the latter since it is so closely related in that it can require the arbiter to adjust the times based on judgment):
6.10 a. Every indication given by ...
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Chess Clock as Birthday Gift Advice
Section 5.5 of the FIDE handbook lists the following approved clocks:
5.5. The electronic chess clocks endorsed by the FIDE
5.5.1. DGT XL (year 2007)
5.5.2. DGT 2010 (year 2010)
5.5.3. Silver Timer (...
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I didn't notice that my opponent forgot to press the clock and made my move. What should I do?
According to the FIDE Laws of Chess:
6.2.2 A player must be allowed to stop his clock after making his move, even after the opponent has made his next move.
and
7.5.3 If the player presses the ...
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Does it ever make sense to stall for time?
There was a game where Korchnoi was completely lost and deliberately ran himself into time trouble so that the opponent would try to take advantage of it rather than playing the merits of the position....
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What is the result? (Rules + puzzle)
There is still a pawn on a2, and it wasn't touched.
The queen can only be on a1 due to a promotion, but you don't state the pawn was ever touched, and you say that nothing more than that happened.
Now ...
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What happens should a clock fail during the game?
This was more of a problem with the earlier generation (early 2000's) of digital clocks. One of them had a fault which meant that if you gave it a bit of a smack then the battery might jiggle inside, ...
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Is playing without a clock, with the arbiter adding the clock when the game goes too long, within FIDE rules?
is this allowed by FIDE rules?
The FIDE Laws of Chess are divided into two sections:
BASIC RULES OF PLAY
which has 5 articles:
Article 1: The nature and objectives of the game of chess
Article 2: ...
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Do I have to make a move on a DGT board at the start of the game when opponent is not present?
Do I have to make a move on a DGT board at the start of the game when opponent is not present?
The standard approach, even before the advent of DGT boards, was that your clock is started, you then ...
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What is the result? (Rules + puzzle)
Yes, I am saying that releasing the queen on a1 is not enough to be considered having made the move!
4.7 explicitly states that:
Thus, the
"cannot be moved to another square on this move".
Thus,...
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How do delay and increment work, exactly?
Nothing gets rounded internally. If you are programming a chess clock, then maintain the time according to whatever the machine precision is on your machine without rounding. Some clocks have tenth ...
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Does it ever make sense to stall for time?
On a personal note, I once found myself facing an 8-year old who was a superior player; I knew he was a superior player before we started, having watched several of his other games at the club ...
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How many times should I let my opponent know they forgot to press their clock?
Its a matter of opinion, and much more likely to occur at the beginner or amateur levels of chess.
I believe it is best to show the high levels of sportsmanship and notify them immediately for the ...
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Is there a web version of a chess clock for mobile phones without (distracting) advertisements?
Best Solution:
chessclock.org - add the website to the home screen on your phone and tilt the phone to the side
Added in the comments: chessclock.iphonemarks.com
Original suggestions:
skakur.dk
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When should I introduce chess clock to a child?
I wouldn't overthink it since you can always go for a trial-and-error approach. You can try online if you don't have a chess clock and see how it goes. I wouldn't say there's a specific time control ...
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Do I have to make a move on a DGT board at the start of the game when opponent is not present?
Actually, I am somewhat surprised with the original answer given. I am an International Arbiter, Category A, and have been arbiter at many top-level events and with many world-class players, including ...
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Does it ever make sense to stall for time?
In team matches it can sometimes make some kind of sense. One case I saw was white was miles up on time and in a somewhat better position, but certainly not clearly winning. At that point Black ...
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clock simultaneous exhibition
The exhibitor usually gets more time. Not really to compensate for the time walking from board to board takes, but because he potentially has all of the clocks running at the same time!
The most ...
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Where is the list of FIDE approved clocks?
The electronic chess clocks endorsed by the FIDE:
#
Model
Year
5.5.1.
DGT XL
2007
5.5.2.
DGT 2010
2010
5.5.3.
Silver Timer
2007
5.5.4.
Sistemco
2009
5.5.5.
DGT 3000
2014
5.5.6.
CE Clock
2017
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Hourglass chess timer
The biggest problem with this variant, is that it gets players to play even more impulsively(the clock becomes a strategy to win). Imagine a scenario where white has accumulated a lot of time while ...
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Time control for casual clock simul at home
The normal way of running a simul is that the players only play their move when you come to the board. They then make their move. You then make your move and move on to the next board.
If it is a ...
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Does the Chronos GX have a count up setting?
It appears that the Chronus GX clock does not have a count up mode.
While the normal one does, as you have mentioned, it seems that the GX doesn’t. I found this video on how to set up a count on the ...
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Origin of Blitz
Wikipedia Fast Chess
Before the advent of digital clocks, five minutes per side was the
standard for blitz or speed chess.
Before the introduction of chess clocks in the mid-1950s chess club "...
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Soundless chess clocks
I direct a chess club in a library where many of our members play quick chess. They press the clocks softly, and there is no noise. If one is slamming the timer, then yes, I agree, that could be ...
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