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Delay = faster pace of play = more fun

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Friday, 26 April 2013, at 2:50 a.m.

In Response To: Delay = faster pace of play = more fun (Paul Baraz)

Re /I believe 5 minutes per game is now the norm( + 12 seconds cough) So,how about 5 or 7 minutes flat / game?! and With 12 seconds ones time should never run out.

1. No, the norm now is 2 minutes per match point, with 12 seconds delay per turn.

2. Your suggestion is to return to a form of the older norm, which was 5 minutes per match point, plus (usually) 10 minutes, e.g. (5*9)+10=55 minutes for a 9 point match. Such norms were used for many years in the USA, in Europe, in Japan and elsewhere. They were found, according to most players as far as I know, to be inferior to the current norm, for some of the reasons mentioned in this thread.

Messages In This Thread

• Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
  svilo -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 6:03 a.m.
  • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
    Michael Crane -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 7:39 a.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      svilo -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 11:20 a.m.
      • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
        Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 10:56 a.m.
      • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
        Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 12:39 p.m.
        • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 2:32 p.m.
          • + 1 Adam Smith
            svilo -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 8:20 p.m.
        • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
          Paul Baraz -- Friday, 26 April 2013, at 1:33 a.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 11:07 a.m.
  • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
    Michael Nielsen -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 11:27 a.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      svilo -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 12:47 p.m.
      • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
        Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 10:51 a.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 10:47 a.m.
  • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
    rew -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 1:01 p.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 10:38 a.m.
  • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
    Stick -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 1:40 p.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 4:39 a.m.
      • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
        rew -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 4:10 p.m.
        • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
          rew -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 4:12 p.m.
        • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
          neilkaz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 5:05 p.m.
          • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
            Paul Baraz -- Tuesday, 30 April 2013, at 8:12 a.m.
        • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
          Paul Baraz -- Tuesday, 30 April 2013, at 8:16 a.m.
  • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
    Colin Owen -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 5:30 p.m.
    • Right on! +1 for everything you stated *NM*
      Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 12:42 a.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 4:44 a.m.
  • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
    Paul Baraz -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 6:44 p.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      Stick -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 7:07 p.m.
      • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
        Tom Keith -- Wednesday, 24 April 2013, at 8:08 p.m.
        • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
          Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 4:36 a.m.
      • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
        Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 4:13 a.m.
        • Delay = faster pace of play = more fun
          Tom Keith -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 2:31 p.m.
          • Delay = faster pace of play = more fun
            Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 3:18 p.m.
            • Delay = faster pace of play = more fun
              Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 26 April 2013, at 2:50 a.m.
              • Delay = faster pace of play = more fun
                Paul Baraz -- Tuesday, 30 April 2013, at 8:30 a.m.
    • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
      Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 12:38 a.m.
      • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
        Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 4:06 a.m.
        • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 6:49 a.m.
          • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
            Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 10:32 a.m.
            • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
              Bob Koca -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 2:29 p.m.
            • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
              Igor -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 4:17 p.m.
          • Clock Rules - Tournament schedules, proposal
            Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 10:55 a.m.
  • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 25 April 2013, at 7:18 p.m.
    • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
      Paul Baraz -- Friday, 26 April 2013, at 1:32 a.m.
      • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
        TarHeelFan -- Friday, 26 April 2013, at 1:46 a.m.
        • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
          Paul Baraz -- Tuesday, 30 April 2013, at 8:26 a.m.
          • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
            TarHeelFan -- Tuesday, 30 April 2013, at 10:40 a.m.
          • shorter total time?
            mtuhtan -- Tuesday, 30 April 2013, at 11:19 a.m.
          • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
            Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 30 April 2013, at 11:50 a.m.
            • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
              Paul Baraz -- Tuesday, 7 May 2013, at 5:00 a.m.
              • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                lenny -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 6:26 a.m.
                • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                  Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 7:18 a.m.
              • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                TarHeelFan -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 11:20 p.m.
                • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                  Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 4:03 a.m.
                • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                  Paul Baraz -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 4:38 a.m.
                  • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                    TarHeelFan -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 11:36 a.m.
                  • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 9 May 2013, at 3:12 p.m.
                    • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                      Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 12 May 2013, at 11:29 p.m.
          • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
            Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 30 April 2013, at 3:59 p.m.
            • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
              Paul Baraz -- Tuesday, 7 May 2013, at 4:46 a.m.
              • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 7 May 2013, at 4:55 p.m.
                • "If it (the clock) ain't broke, don't fix it"
                  Paul Baraz -- Wednesday, 8 May 2013, at 9:34 a.m.