Most chess clubs meet at night during the week. Because the 40/2 game can take up to six hours, it's not ideal for club chess. Serious club USCF rated matches are more often something like g/90 with a 5 second delay or increment. The online equivalent is the 45/45 league.
I loose my 15-10 game because I was using too much time to play a move !!!
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denisj01 a écrit :
I loose a 15-10 game because I was using too much time to play a move !!!
I had a good connection, no problem on this side but I think my opponent asked to win game because I was not responding! The position was in the end of the opening, the situation was equal!
It's totally unacceptable !
IT'S TO THE CLOCK TO DECIDE WHEN I LOST THE GAME! IF I WANT TO USE 4 or more minutes in a 15-10 game I can do it !!! OK ????
Worse I received a blame from admin !!!
Denis.
Bro I had the same guy was insulting me to play faster and then as soon as he could he claimed the win it was in my favor. Chess.com is poop.
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doggone2 wrote:
No, in a tournament if you leave, you don't lose. You lose when your clock runs out.
Actually, in USCF rules, if you leave the playing hall without notifying the TD you may forfeit the game at the discretion of the TD. I just looked this rule up because of an online tournament I play in where they said the same thing as you post.
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Aug 12, 2025
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CharlieAdesPuces wrote:
denisj01 a écrit :
I loose a 15-10 game because I was using too much time to play a move !!!
I had a good connection, no problem on this side but I think my opponent asked to win game because I was not responding! The position was in the end of the opening, the situation was equal!
It's totally unacceptable !
IT'S TO THE CLOCK TO DECIDE WHEN I LOST THE GAME! IF I WANT TO USE 4 or more minutes in a 15-10 game I can do it !!! OK ????
Worse I received a blame from admin !!!
Denis.
Bro I had the same guy was insulting me to play faster and then as soon as he could he claimed the win it was in my favor. Chess.com is poop.
You used 7 1/2 minutes on your 8th move in a 15 10 game. There is an abandonment rule here that applies only to the first 10 moves of the game. It says that if you use half of the base time for the full game (in this case 15 minutes) on just one move, you will be considered to have abandoned the game. You used 7 1/2 minutes on your 8th move.
It was automatic. Your opponent didn't have to do anything.
https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8593801-how-does-game-abandonment-work
There are otb tnmts with that time control, but the standard is about 40/120. That is, 40 moves in 2 hrs.
So like if I was to participate in a chess club, I should expect that during a match?