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what does the time/move section in the stats mean? mine says 14 hours but i move frequently

TadDude
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what does the time/move section in the stats mean? mine says 14 hours but i move frequently


Your game clocks starts when your opponents move. They all run independently.

http://support.chess.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/123/0/how-is-average-time-per-move-calculated

"Average time per move is calculated and adjusted each time you make a move in an online chess (correspondence) game. When a move is made, the total number of seconds passed since your opponent moved is added to your "total move time" and your "total move count" is incremented by one. (Seconds passed while on vacation are ignored.) 

Note that conditional moves count towards the average time per move. A conditional move counts as 0 seconds and therefore will lower your average time per move.

Your average time per move is simply "total move time (seconds)" / "total move count"."

To lower your time per move, do not leave the site while it is your turn in any game.