Timestamped PGN

The one feature I feel is most lacking from the site is timestamped PGN. It would be awesome if the PGN files produced on the site include the time as displayed by the time clock on move completion for every move of the game.

I consider this an important one, and without actually seeing how the system is implemented, it should be relatively easy to add this to both Online and Live chess.

There seems to be some choice in implementation method, as noted here:

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.games.board.chess.scid.user/5424

You can already replay all your games on site with timestamps included.   Oops!  sorry, I see on chess.com you cannot see any timestamps of past gamaes (I've gotten used to other sites that include this).  Unless, "analyze in Live" does this.

Wow!  I'd not realize how hokey this site's games in history playback is.    Well, that's not much fun so I think the site ought to include timestamps with on-site game histories.

Why would you need a pgn variation that could do the same off-site?  Of what use would it be?

I have no idea what was meant by your final questions, but I definitely don't want to call the developers' work "hokey". I know what it takes to make such a complex site as this, and how it's nearly impossible to keep up with just the internal requirements as they come at you like a mountainslide, let alone the myriad suggestions streaming in from the users.

This was simply a feature request. I think users (and coaches - ask Mr. Heisman) would really benefit from a record of time used per move.

I can't really make a great case for how it will directly affect the income for the company, and I know that business imperatives come first, but clock management is as much a chess skill as visualization, calculation, evaluation, etc., so I'd really love to see timestamps added.

BUMP - if you would like time stamping bump this thread!

BUMP - this is the single-most important feature I find missing from chess.com; *really* wish this were added.

Bump.