For questions about various time controls. See also the tag time-management.
Questions tagged [time-control]
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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 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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Why is increment more popular than delay?
Increment is FIDE's default for their tournaments, although their rules permit delay as well. Most internet chess servers also use increment exclusively.
As I understand it, delay is used by the USCF (for historic reasons?), and, for some reason, by…
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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 crushed—its a traumatic experience where the…
ethug
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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 played but I would be unsure whether or not a 2 3…
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Why does the GCT 2017 use delay?
The Grand Chess Tour 2017 events use delay, not increment, according to event regulations.
Have the organizers made an official statement as to why, or is there a consensus on what the unofficial reason is?
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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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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"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "81"]
d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3.…
Peter
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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 of the game?
I found the following information…
user1747