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Re: East Kilbride Open starts Thursday 24 April. - Andy McCulloch - 23-04-2014
Well, I discovered last season at Ayr, that if you make your first five or six moves quickly, (there under 30 seconds each), you have more time than you started with.
Re: East Kilbride Open starts Thursday 24 April. - George Thomson - 23-04-2014
Andrew McHarg Wrote:What are the reasons for some disliking incremental time controls?I feel that they favour the stronger player, I feel that they allow them to wriggle out of what would normally have been a lost position. I will never enter any tournament which has these time controls.
I have played enough of these games online to feel that they are unfair and in my opinion definitely favour the stronger player.
Re: East Kilbride Open starts Thursday 24 April. - Jonathan Edwards - 23-04-2014
George Thomson Wrote:Andrew McHarg Wrote:What are the reasons for some disliking incremental time controls?I feel that they favour the stronger player, I feel that they allow them to wriggle out of what would normally have been a lost position. I will never enter any tournament which has these time controls.
I have played enough of these games online to feel that they are unfair and in my opinion definitely favour the stronger player.
Not sure if this is a serious post? :-\
Re: East Kilbride Open starts Thursday 24 April. - George Thomson - 23-04-2014
Jonathan Edwards Wrote:Silly me, how are you supposed to gauge the seriousness of a post without any addedGeorge Thomson Wrote:Andrew McHarg Wrote:What are the reasons for some disliking incremental time controls?I feel that they favour the stronger player, I feel that they allow them to wriggle out of what would normally have been a lost position. I will never enter any tournament which has these time controls.
I have played enough of these games online to feel that they are unfair and in my opinion definitely favour the stronger player.
Not sure if this is a serious post? :-\
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Re: East Kilbride Open starts Thursday 24 April. - Jim Johnston - 23-04-2014
Three more entries.
Phil Thomas Ham 1822
Daniel Thomas Ham 1758
David Hewitson PO 1521