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pierpaolo
06-Jul-20, 06:25

Incremental time controls

Why incremental time controls are not available for single games?

I'd like to have them available.

kapivarovsky
12-Jul-20, 18:38

Actually, that's available, but only when you directly challenge someone. Not possible for open challenges.

pierpaolo
13-Jul-20, 01:09

Yes, I know. But I'd like to have the option when starting a game through the "START GAME" page.

kapivarovsky
13-Jul-20, 12:35

That's what I said, not possible for open challenges. Besides, I don't think there would be many people willing to accept.
But taking advantage of this topic, there should also be an option for mini-tournaments have a fixed time/move without increments, or challenge someone with a thematic position.

pierpaolo
13-Jul-20, 13:29

I read what you said. Thank you.

I already knew that CURRENTLY is not possible, and this is EXACTLY the reason why I asked my question in the first place.

The question, expressed better, was: why incremental time controls are not available for open challenges?

I was expecting answers from someone who knows the reason, if there's such a person reading this.

joveyboy1
22-Nov-20, 11:07

I looked around in Gameknot's FAQ and found little to answer your question, so I guess it simply has not been given as an option for open challenges.

Perhaps you will have to ask Gameknot directly for the reason, but Question #22 does bring out that some players need more time to move, including fast players at times. Since open challenges are public games that anyone (within the parameters) can join, perhaps Incremental Time Control isn't given as an option in case it could cause complications with some players. It's only an assumption of course.

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