OvenMitt wrote:
WillyLuke Thanks for explaining. What is the rationale behind setting up this way?
I don't like it but it seems to be the norm at the moment. I think maybe when people have finally got over the excitement of having had digital clocks for 20 years, they might eventually realise that fixed endings for chess games may be preferable.
Bobby Fischer, the former world chess champion, invented the revolutionary game of Chess960 and patented the innovative timing method now known as Increment or Bonus.
"A specified amount of time is added to the player's main time each move unless the player's main time ran out before they completed their move."