I’m old school and still use an analogue chess clock, haven’t given any thought about digital. I’m sure that there is a huge difference and joy to getting away from wind up over a nice digital display. I have had my chess clock drop and to my surprise it still ticks, If the digital clock happens to fall do to hyped rug-rats in the house this could be very bad for digital. I like the idea of Increment and bonus things, good thing for me to look into. So I guess the discussion is based on the home environment and having a safe place for electronic chess gear. I for one panic when anyone is in the area of my DGT Board.
Increment or delay?
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I like delay better but they are both okay I guess, I play more USCF then FIDE tournaments so I am more used to delay over increments
I like increment better.
The reason is that when ur in a serious tournament game & time is very low, it's running out very soon, an increment tells EXACTLY how many seconds u have whereas a delay causes a bit of uneasiness about the time. With an increment u can add a little time, with a delay u can't.
My analogue chess clock is still in perfect working order but I´ve now taken the step into the digital era and now have a clock that offers increment/bonus mode as well as delay mode. Which one is preferrable?