new T/O idea?

I don't know too much about correspondence chess but why not create timelimits like 3 weeks for each player for the whole game? (this is also more real-chess like)
th

Interesting idea - I pondered it for the tournies, so that each round could be set to start on a specific date. Unfortuantly there are problems which mean it'd never work. Imagine a player that couldn't play weekends - he'd lose 2 and a half days every week. Also, whoever made the last move of the day would have the advantage - eg. my opponent lives 1 time zone later than I do. If we both go to bed at 11pm then he can always make the last move of the night, gaining 8 hours every day.

Not great examples, but think they illustrate why the "total time" time limit system can't work.

Jon

Originally posted by belgianfreak
Interesting idea - I pondered it for the tournies, so that each round could be set to start on a specific date. Unfortuantly there are problems which mean it'd never work. Imagine a player that couldn't play weekends - he'd lose 2 and a half days every week. Also, whoever made the last move of the day would have the advantage - eg. my opponent lives ...[text shortened]... mples, but think they illustrate why the "total time" time limit system can't work.

Jon