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The meaninglessness of backgammon results

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 5:04 p.m.

In Response To: The meaninglessness of backgammon results (David Rockwell)

Faster time controls have been tried in chess. My sense is that it makes the game more attractive to spectators and tournament directors. Players tend to have mixed reactions. On the one hand, the better players still win and the trains run on time. On the other hand, top players end up blundering more often, or playing more conservatively, because of the reduced thinking time. This reduces the richness of the game.

As I'm something of a purist, I don't like faster time controls because I feel they detract from the game. I don't know if I'll ever play in a tournament, but I'm certainly less likely to do so if the time controls are fast.

Messages In This Thread

• The meaninglessness of backgammon results
  Timothy Chow -- Friday, 22 June 2012, at 11:53 p.m.
  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
    Tom Keith -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 3:16 a.m.
    • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
      Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 24 June 2012, at 6:23 p.m.
  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
    Henrik Bukkjaer -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 3:04 p.m.
  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
    Bob Koca -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 3:37 p.m.
    • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
      David Rockwell -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 4:02 p.m.
      • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
        Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 5:04 p.m.
        • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
          Bob Koca -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 7:28 p.m.
          • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 24 June 2012, at 6:10 p.m.
            • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
              Tom Keith -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 2:07 a.m.
            • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
              Jason Lee -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 2:27 a.m.
              • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
                Timothy Chow -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 4:31 p.m.
                • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
                  Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 26 June 2012, at 12:46 a.m.
                  • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
                    Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 26 June 2012, at 5:22 p.m.
            • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
              christian munk-christensen -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 12:54 p.m.
            • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
              neilkaz -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 7:57 p.m.
        • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
          Bob Koca -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 7:34 p.m.
          • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
            David Rockwell -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 11:08 p.m.
          • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 24 June 2012, at 6:21 p.m.
      • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
        neilkaz -- Monday, 25 June 2012, at 7:48 p.m.
    • The meaninglessness of backgammon results
      Victor Ashkenazi -- Saturday, 23 June 2012, at 5:15 p.m.
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    Henrik Bukkjaer -- Thursday, 28 June 2012, at 12:57 a.m.