23 Mar '21 22:40>
Chess with short time controls just isn't chess in my mind.
It simply isn't chess.
I'm generally an easy going guy and much prefer to move at my own pace,
it's where I feel the most comfortable.
90mins + 30secs increment suits me just fine.
Correspondence chess? Even better! Just make a few moves a day!
Today I played a game in the 4ncl online league, where I'm in a team with a few OTB pals.
Time controls are 45min + 15secs
Lichess calls this 'classical', but it's absolutely not... it's more Rapid+
I had white, it was a French exchanged, which I typically do well in
and soon found myself in this position after 20 moves:
At this point, I had 25mins to my opponents 7mins.
Fast forward to the endgame where we reach this position,
I'm a pawn up after 40 moves:
I had 6mins, my opponent had 2mins, but he started blitzing by this point.
Then somehow I blundered the pawn and ended up losing by timeout on move 53
when the position was still perfectly drawn.
He still had 45 secs left, so in other words, he spent only 6 mins to my 25 mins in just 30 moves.
I wish covid would **** off so I don't have to play live online games anymore! ๐
It simply isn't chess.
I'm generally an easy going guy and much prefer to move at my own pace,
it's where I feel the most comfortable.
90mins + 30secs increment suits me just fine.
Correspondence chess? Even better! Just make a few moves a day!
Today I played a game in the 4ncl online league, where I'm in a team with a few OTB pals.
Time controls are 45min + 15secs
Lichess calls this 'classical', but it's absolutely not... it's more Rapid+
I had white, it was a French exchanged, which I typically do well in
and soon found myself in this position after 20 moves:
At this point, I had 25mins to my opponents 7mins.
Fast forward to the endgame where we reach this position,
I'm a pawn up after 40 moves:
I had 6mins, my opponent had 2mins, but he started blitzing by this point.
Then somehow I blundered the pawn and ended up losing by timeout on move 53
when the position was still perfectly drawn.
He still had 45 secs left, so in other words, he spent only 6 mins to my 25 mins in just 30 moves.
I wish covid would **** off so I don't have to play live online games anymore! ๐