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Clocks in Charlotte

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Monday, 19 January 2009, at 9:13 p.m.

In Response To: Clocks in Charlotte (Rich Munitz)

We need to consider the risk of making tournaments take longer if everyone using a clock starts to feel that it is their obligation to use all of their allowed time....

I think a key word here (that may be missed by some) is 'obligation'. I assume an opening 3-1 roll will not require 12 s to play and also assume no one will wait 12 s before punching the clock. Although an obvious example, I'm assuming this is at least part of what Richard is saying.

One thing everyone must understand is that digital clocks will not guarantee a match won't take a long time. If there are 10^n moves (n>3, for example) then that match is going to take a long time. A key point is that digital clocks will decrease (by a LOT) the chances of delays in match starting times.

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• Clocks in Charlotte
  Dan Pelton -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 1:40 a.m.
  • Clocks in Charlotte
    Bill Riles -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 3:18 a.m.
    • Clocks in Charlotte
      Bill Riles -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 3:42 a.m.
      • Clocks in Charlotte
        Rich Munitz -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 4:43 a.m.
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      Dan Pelton -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 4:50 a.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 7:20 a.m.
    • Clocks in Charlotte
      Barry Silliman -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 3:15 p.m.
      • Clocks in Charlotte
        Rich Munitz -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 4:53 p.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Barry Silliman -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 7:22 p.m.
          • Clocks in Charlotte
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 12:02 a.m.
            • Clocks in Charlotte
              neilkaz -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 5:22 a.m.
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            Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 12:22 a.m.
            • Clocks in Charlotte
              Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 12:34 a.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Bob Koca -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 7:59 p.m.
          • Clocks in Charlotte
            Rich Munitz -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 9:22 p.m.
            • Clocks in Charlotte
              Bob Koca -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 10:34 p.m.
              • Clocks in Charlotte
                Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 3:12 a.m.
                • One comment about time controls
                  neilkaz -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 5:16 a.m.
            • Clocks in Charlotte
              Jason Lee -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 11:04 p.m.
            • Clocks in Charlotte
              Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 2:15 a.m.
              • Clocks in Charlotte
                Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 3:33 a.m.
                • Clocks in Charlotte
                  Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 5:10 a.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Chuck Bower -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 9:13 p.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:23 a.m.
          • Clocks in Charlotte
            Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:32 a.m.
            • Clocks in Charlotte
              Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:42 a.m.
              • Clocks in Charlotte
                Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 4:45 p.m.
                • Clocks in Charlotte
                  Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 5:11 p.m.
                  • Clocks in Charlotte
                    Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 8:28 p.m.
                    • Clocks in Charlotte
                      Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 8:37 p.m.
                      • Clocks in Charlotte
                        Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 8:58 p.m.
                      • Clocks in Charlotte
                        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:13 p.m.
                        • Clocks in Charlotte
                          Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:16 p.m.
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                            Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 11:20 p.m.
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                        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:34 p.m.
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                          Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:48 p.m.
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                            Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 3:42 a.m.
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                              Stick -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 8:26 a.m.
      • Clocks in Charlotte
        Jason Lee -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 10:58 p.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Bob Koca -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 11:28 p.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 12:29 a.m.
      • Clocks in Charlotte
        Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:15 a.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 5:25 p.m.
    • Clocks in Charlotte
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 19 January 2009, at 11:56 p.m.
  • Clocks in Charlotte
    Tad Bright -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 12:59 a.m.
    • Clocks in Charlotte
      Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:12 a.m.
  • Clocks in Charlotte
    Chris Knapp -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 1:30 a.m.
    • Clocks in Charlotte
      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 2:55 a.m.
      • Clocks in Charlotte
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 3:38 a.m.
      • Clocks in Charlotte
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 5:30 p.m.
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        Dan Pelton -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 2:52 a.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 7:50 a.m.
          • Clocks in Charlotte
            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 3:52 p.m.
            • Clocks in Charlotte
              Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 5:13 p.m.
              • Clocks in Charlotte
                Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 8:40 p.m.
                • Clocks in Charlotte
                  Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 9:41 p.m.
                  • Clocks in Charlotte
                    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 10:30 p.m.
                  • Clocks in Charlotte
                    MFIC -- Thursday, 29 January 2009, at 7:27 p.m.
                    • Clocks in Charlotte
                      Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 29 January 2009, at 7:40 p.m.
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                        MFIC -- Thursday, 29 January 2009, at 7:52 p.m.
                        • Clocks in Charlotte
                          Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 29 January 2009, at 8:30 p.m.
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                          Jason Lee -- Friday, 30 January 2009, at 2:19 a.m.
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                            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 30 January 2009, at 10:46 p.m.
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                            Jason Lee -- Saturday, 31 January 2009, at 1:02 a.m.
  • Clocks in Charlotte
    Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 3:47 a.m.
    • Clocks in Charlotte
      Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:10 a.m.
  • Clocks in Charlotte
    Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2009, at 9:31 a.m.
    • Clocks in Charlotte
      MFIC -- Thursday, 29 January 2009, at 7:14 p.m.
      • Clocks in Charlotte
        Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 29 January 2009, at 7:38 p.m.
        • Clocks in Charlotte
          Jason Lee -- Friday, 30 January 2009, at 2:18 a.m.
  • Clocks in Charlotte
    neilkaz -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 6:43 p.m.
    • Clocks in Charlotte
      Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 7:01 p.m.