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Ikhtys

Hi

Has anyone noticed in bullet chess time control problem. If you have white pieces after few games with same opponent the clock starts automatically and you lose some time.This is not a really big problem, but in bullet chess every second counts..

notmtwain
Ikhtys wrote:

Hi

Has anyone noticed in bullet chess time control problem. If you have white pieces after few games with same opponent the clock starts automatically and you lose some time.This is not a really big problem, but in bullet chess every second counts..

What’s new? Good question! The answer is “plenty!”…

 

The (Current) Website

 

Since most of our development efforts are focussed on Version 3 (aka “V3” - see below), there’s not a lot to report about the current website — except for a couple of changes to Live Chess:

  • Regardless of time control, White’s clock now starts automatically 2–3 seconds after the game is created. This method seemed the most consistent and fair, assuming that players are ready to play when they issue a seek. Black’s clock will start immediately after White’s move, provided Black's client has successfully subscribed to the new game. (If not, Black's clock will "wait" until the game is loaded.)

http://www.chess.com/blog/webmaster/whats-new-at-chesscom