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Subject: Re: Which time control is considered "rapid chess" ?

Author: Otello Gnaramori

Date: 00:00:08 06/26/01

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On June 25, 2001 at 18:50:36, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>I think I confused 'rapid' with 'action' chess, or whatever
>they call it. The name is irrelevant anyway as what mattered
>in that thread is the fact that these time controls used to
>be too fast to be considered serious chess (with which I mean
>chess that counted for norms and such)
>

I doubt that is called "action chess" since from

http://www.icdchess.com/ratings.shtml

we can read :

"Computers always play better, relative to humans, at fast time controls. So
companies and organizations that make claims based upon Action Chess (each side
gets 1/2 hour for entire game) or Blitz Chess (each side gets 5 minutes for
entire game), are stating numbers that may be easily misconstrued by the
consumer. For instance, a computer that plays 2200 at tournament time controls
(40 moves in 2 hours or 3 minutes a move) is likely to play 2260 to 2350+ at
Action Chess and 2400+ at Blitz Chess. Your Move Chess & Games has always chosen
to quote tournament time rating"






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