Author: Rick Hagen
Date: 09:19:17 10/24/05
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On October 24, 2005 at 07:11:11, phili_ppe wrote: >Hello, >When I play white the clock starts immediately as soon as the chessboard is set. >It does not even wait for the first move. At FICS the clock does not start >before white's first move. It's like if in a real chess club, your opponent >would not ask you if you are ready and push his chess clock button as soon as >you sit down. Hi Philipe, I don't see the problem that the clock starts right away, without white having made a move, or made a statement like "okay. press the clock.. I'm ready now." Once you've accepted a game, or made a challenge, it's presumed you are ready to make your first move with white, without having to think for too long a time. I mean, you may contemplate over your first move of course: "Shall I play 1.e4 or 1.d4, or shall I try something like 1.f3" It's alright to make considerations like that, but please accept that it should happen in your own time. I personally wouldn't feel comfortable having black in some blitz-game, all fired up, and than waiting for my opponents move... for ever. "Is he there, is something wrong here, is he looking through his theory books, is he walking his dog, doing errands?" It's common practice in tournament chess that the arbiter starts the clock at a predetermined time, players present or not. But as a dutch "polder" citizen, I might agree with a compromise of some sorts. Maybe the clock shouldn't start right away, but only after 3 seconds... and of course if white made his move before that "time-limit", then blacks clock should run straight away! No more compromises.. Unless someone protests that this isn't fair of course, then I'm sure we may find some other solution to this problem. Regards, Rick
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