need more time!

For discussion pertaining to Chess, Net-Chess, or general interests.
Post Reply
rickdragon
Posts: 2
Joined: Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:14 am

need more time!

Post by rickdragon » Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:43 am

Isn't it automatic to add 15 days after 50 moves ?
In my game: g1104920121 .... after 60 moves, I just have 0 days, 15 hours.

gmiller
Site Admin
Posts: 1388
Joined: Sun Mar 14, 1999 11:13 am
Location: Jeffersonville, IN
Contact:

Post by gmiller » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:35 pm

Adding time isn't automatic (yet), so you still have to request it.
Greg Miller

rickdragon
Posts: 2
Joined: Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:14 am

Post by rickdragon » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:57 pm

same for g1104920120

katagamsky
Posts: 3
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:15 pm

need more time too

Post by katagamsky » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:10 pm

same for g1104920175

burgerchef
Posts: 1
Joined: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:07 am

adding extra time

Post by burgerchef » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:00 pm

Why would you possibly want to add extra time just because the game reaches a certain number of moves?? When a player signs up for a game and/or match he or she agrees to play by the time constraints created for that game. By using a Fischer clock for the moves, Net-Chess seems to be far more generous than many similar sites in that it seems that most players "rush" through the first 8 or 10 moves to accumulate a considerable amount of extra time to be allocated later in the game. Although it is fair to add time to both players, that would seem in a way to penalize the individual who has used his time frugally, adding an arbitrary amount, such as 15 days, even if the time constraints on the original game were much lower (eg.: a 3 day +1 day clock). Just as in the way an experienced OTB player will intelligently manage his allotted time on the game clock, should not the players of correspondence chess be intelligent enough to manage theirs?

gmiller
Site Admin
Posts: 1388
Joined: Sun Mar 14, 1999 11:13 am
Location: Jeffersonville, IN
Contact:

Post by gmiller » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:25 pm

The games in question are part of the Net-Chess tournament, which have a time control of 50 moves in 60 days, 15 days sudden death. The problem is adding time for the second time control isn't automatic, so people post here notifying me to add time for reaching the next time control.
Greg Miller

munbehend
Posts: 8
Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2000 10:19 am

need more time in 2008 tournament

Post by munbehend » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:40 am

same for g1104920312

Post Reply