Eval Bars and Speed Chess Commentary

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In the final minutes of Game 3 of Carlsen v Firouzja in the Julius Baer Generations Cup, it felt like every second or third move was immediately followed by a comment about the eval bar. This seemed like a disservice to both the viewers and the players -- taking time away from explaining the ideas on the board, and indirectly promoting the idea that players are deficient for not calculating multiple lines in 5-7 seconds.

Would chess.com consider trialing a different approach to the eval bar for speedchess, by either A) freezing the eval bar when players clocks reach a certain time? or B) creating an eval bar that provides more information, possibly involving markers for eval of the 2nd-4th best moves, or some indication of how many moves are needed in the best line before the advantage becomes clear?

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