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Change in how Game Clocks start

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28th February 2008, 10:09am
#1
by jay
San Jose, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 976

We have just recently changed how games begin on Chess.com, including tournament games. The clocks now start the moment the game begins, and the player has the fully allotted time of the time control to make their first move, the same way it would work on any successive moves. Prior to this, we always just allowed 3 days for someone to make their first move, but realized this doesn't make as much sense. So now you should see all your (FUTURE) tournament games begin right when the tournament starts.

28th February 2008, 12:22pm
#2
by kohai
chess.com International
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 2415
Jay, what about the people who still have 3 days left and still haven't moved in the current tournaments ?
28th February 2008, 12:41pm
#3
by jay
San Jose, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 976
In all of these games, you should NOW see their clock is running.
28th February 2008, 12:47pm
#4
by kohai
chess.com International
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 2415
yes thanks Jay, just seeen the time adjusted on the two games..
16th March 2008, 07:58am
#5
by tones
Ireland
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 2
What about people who wont make the first move in tournament games they have to open?Im playing a guy who timed out the game i started and hasnt moved in the second match. Its been about 4-5 days now and he's not going to move by the looks of it. What happens now?
16th March 2008, 08:54am
#6
by kohai
chess.com International
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 2415
His last login date was March 9th..  is your opponent aware his tournament games have started ?
17th March 2008, 11:59am
#7
by jay
San Jose, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 976
That was a programming bug in all tournament games. Those games should now have the clocks running and from now on those clocks will start running the second the game is started.
 

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