rtpaling wrote:
I am playing Live Chess using the 15¦10 option. What does this actualy mean? I know you get 15mins to play but where does the 10 enter into it? When I am playing this option, on some games, not all, my oponents clock begins to time out the last few seconds showing tenths of a second and running really fast and then suddenly it slows right down to almost a standstill. My oponent has all the time in the world to play their moves! Is this something to do with the 15¦10 format or are they doing something with the clock speed on their machine? Are they cheating? I think I am going to win on time but they seem to have hours left on the clock, I have had some oponents clocks vertually stop on me. Whats happening here?
The 10 part means that 10 seconds is added to clock time for each move completed. After 30 moves, 300 seconds (5 minutes) will have been added, etc.
The clocks slowing are reflecting lag adjustments. It is explained in the Help pages-. https://support.chess.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1444849-why-did-the-clock-times-suddenly-change-the-clocks-seem-broken-
I am playing Live Chess using the 15¦10 option. What does this actualy mean? I know you get 15mins to play but where does the 10 enter into it? When I am playing this option, on some games, not all, my oponents clock begins to time out the last few seconds showing tenths of a second and running really fast and then suddenly it slows right down to almost a standstill. My oponent has all the time in the world to play their moves! Is this something to do with the 15¦10 format or are they doing something with the clock speed on their machine? Are they cheating? I think I am going to win on time but they seem to have hours left on the clock, I have had some oponents clocks vertually stop on me. Whats happening here?