- It is tricky: a prohibition is near impossible to patrol. That is why ICCF allows engine consultation.
- When you agree to a time control then you have no reason to complain.
- When you agree to a time control then you have no reason to complain.
- You do not need the alerts. You can check your games at any time that fits you.
They should have live games 15|10, which is the standard rapid time control like for the world championship etc. Jumping from daily to blitz if from one extreme to the other.
It is a shame, because my national team only seems to play daily chess, but I have decided to quit it and just play blitz/rapid time control. Here are 4 reasons why.
1. Blatant use of the book opening explorer. Unlike in faster time controls where opening explorers are banned (I am pretty sure many players still use them!) in Daily chess the opening database of grand master moves is not only allowed, it is shown in the game tab! This means that any opening repertoire that a player has learned goes out the And any gambits (kings gambit, smith morra, benko) are far less effective, and usually a mistake instead of a clever strategy It is not the case that players are taking a long time to think about how to stop a gambit, they just simply look at the grand master database and choose the best option!.
2. Stalling.. you play a game, you are in good form, and then your opponent goes on vacation for a few weeks. By the time they come back, you are busy at work and your level has dropped.
3. SLOW players who spend a LONG time to make good moves. OK, maybe this complaint is not valid, but I am sure there are some weaker players out there with way too much free time and they can just get a pen and paper out, or a get chessboard out and look at all manner of moves and find a way to get an advantage. I guess this point is one I should not mention. But I usually play moves in Daily within an hour or two, after seeing what my opponent has done. Some players seem to take ages and ages.
4. The alerts are an interruption to your life. I like this game, in fact I am kind of addicted. But after a game is finished, I want to go away and do something else with my life. I dont like getting an alert on my phone during work, or my kids birthday or a hoke up a beautiful mountain. But daily chess does that.
Thoughts?
I guess I could do chess 960 and at least point 1 would be less relevant.
Why cant the national teams have live games, either 10-0, 5-2 or 5-0?