Author: William Penn
Date: 11:27:40 11/05/05
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On November 05, 2005 at 13:14:33, Graham Banks wrote: >On November 05, 2005 at 12:26:09, George Tsavdaris wrote: > >>On November 05, 2005 at 11:53:29, William Penn wrote: >> >>>On November 05, 2005 at 11:40:37, Chessfun wrote: >>> >>>>On November 05, 2005 at 11:29:24, William Penn wrote: >>>> >>>>>What does 40'/40+40'/40+40' mean? >>>>>I see these kinds of abbreviations used everywhere on this forum but nobody has >>>>>defined them! >>>>>WP >>>> >>>>40'/40+40'/40+40' = 40 minutes for 40 moves + 40 minutes for the next 40 moves + >>>>40 minutes for the balance of moves. >>>> >>>>Sarah. >>> >>>Thanks. I think I understand now, partly. The apostrophe is an abbreviation for >>>minutes. >>> >>>Can you possibly please also clarify the CEGT 40/40 link at: >>> http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/ranglisteall.html#2 >> >>Since 40=40 there is no need for an apostrophe......:-) >>40/40 means 40 minutes for the first 40 moves and then 40 minutes for the next >>40 moves and then 40 minutes for the next 40 moves, etc....... > > >As I explained to William the first time he asked further down the page! > Thanks, but it is still confusing. The various explanations are different. It would be best if these cryptic abbreviations were avoided entirely and the exact match conditions explained in plain English words. IMHO WP > >>>They don't use an apostrophe, and again, I can't find their 40/40 defined >>>anywhere. In fact I can't find anything basic describing their tests. Surely >>>they have a page somewhere which summarizes and defines everything and explains >>>how their system operates. >> >> I read before 4-5 days that such a page will be included in the future, but i >>don't know if they have it yet available.......
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