I watched a youtube video about a tie-break match between Carlsen and Onischuk.
I was baffled to see that the tie-break match started with White having 5 minutes on the clock whereas Black had only 4 minutes.
Can someone please explain?
Are there any hidden benefits?
Who gets to choose the color?
Is tehre a toss or something in a tie-break match like this?
Since White has a minute more, I would go for White unless I know if there are any hidden advantages for Black.
Lot of questions in my sleepy head 😉
Originally posted by ram1977That sounds like an Armageddon game. The hidden advantage for Black is that Black only needs a draw to win the match. I don't know how the colours are decided, but I doubt one of the players can choose a colour.
I watched a youtube video about a tie-break match between Carlsen and Onischuk.
I was baffled to see that the tie-break match started with White having 5 minutes on the clock whereas Black had only 4 minutes.
Can someone please explain?
Are there any hidden benefits?
Who gets to choose the color?
Is tehre a toss or something in a tie-break m ...[text shortened]... ss I know if there are any hidden advantages for Black.
Lot of questions in my sleepy head 😉
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Originally posted by NordlysYes, that's right. I think they usually toss a coin and the winner chooses colours. Nearly everyone chooses Black.
That sounds like an Armageddon game. The hidden advantage for Black is that Black only needs a draw to win the match. I don't know how the colours are decided, but I doubt one of the players can choose a colour.
Originally posted by David TebbI've never encountered such a game myself, but I thought one player gets to choose the time controls (something like 5 vs. 4, 6½ vs. 5) and the other consequently gets to choose whether he wants to play White or Black under such time controls.
Yes, that's right. I think they usually toss a coin and the winner chooses colours. Nearly everyone chooses Black.
Originally posted by NordlysThanks for clarifying...
That sounds like an Armageddon game. The hidden advantage for Black is that Black only needs a draw to win the match. I don't know how the colours are decided, but I doubt one of the players can choose a colour.
I have observed another (probably not-so-important) thing...
I am right-handed and I prefer my clock to be on my right side (just to reach it and save a couple of milli-seconds 😀)
What if my opponent is also right-handed and prefers the clock to be on his/her right hand-side? It might sound like 'ewww' but I'd be glad if I get enlightened by someone like Nordlys 🙂
Originally posted by ram1977The player of the Black pieces always gets to choose on which side the clock is.
Thanks for clarifying...
I have observed another (probably not-so-important) thing...
I am right-handed and I prefer my clock to be on my right side (just to reach it and save a couple of milli-seconds 😀)
What if my opponent is also right-handed and prefers the clock to be on his/her right hand-side? It might sound like 'ewww' but I'd be glad if I get enlightened by someone like Nordlys 🙂
Originally posted by Mephisto2Good one. Forgot about that, silly me. I always heavily protest when the clock is placed on the right, though. Normally the clock placement is only enforced in team or tournament games, and not in games on a 'casual' club evening. (at least I think so, there we go again!)
FIDE laws of chess:
6.4 Before the start of the game the arbiter decides where the chess clock is placed.
Excuse me for the incorrect information. Should have known better!!
Originally posted by DagamoStyleNever heard of that one. As far as I know there is nothing about that in the FIDE rules. In most tournaments/competitions that I witnessed, the organizers or the home team decided on the arrangement of the boards, and of the clocks, with the (mostly silent) approval of the arbiter, and normally in advance of the game start. The arbiter would also agree on proposed changes if/when both players agreed.
I beleive that both of you are right The arbeiter decide where the clack is standing and black decide in which direction the chessboard is standing.
With this I mean that black choose which side of the table he wants to sit on, and then they rotate the chessboard so that black is playing black.