Author: Pete Melissakis
Date: 04:10:22 01/31/02
The unfairness of the new time controls lie not in the time controls but in the environment in which it is used. There are many professional chess players that have been using longer FIDE time controls for years who have "suddenly" been forced into this new arena cold turkey. The goose-gander rule can not apply here because the old-dog rule takes precedence. A better system would have been a gradual change. For example 90 30 for the first 40 moves (or 45/50/60 moves) then g/60. But of course FIDE is not concerned about fairness to its members. Maybe the FIDE authorities should be tested for drug usage. Pete ô¿ô
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