tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594828113702887083.post3866478094773627078..comments2012-11-05T22:32:56.352ZComments on Suffolk Chess: Mike gets out of his pramSteve Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707435716956109694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594828113702887083.post-33134990475328715062012-11-05T22:32:56.352Z2012-11-05T22:32:56.352ZPerhaps you never get into time trouble Dave. But...Perhaps you never get into time trouble Dave. But if you were to, how much better it is to see how many seconds remain to make that final move to meet the time control, than hoping against hope that the flag won't fall. As for not understanding how the digital clock works, all will become clear over the next ten or so years...Bob Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113099254888018875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1594828113702887083.post-44665068261247059252012-11-04T15:57:09.138Z2012-11-04T15:57:09.138ZHi All,
As a long in the tooth chessplayer with 50...Hi All,<br />As a long in the tooth chessplayer with 50 years of using an analogue clock behind me, I feel no reason to change from perfectly functionl analogue clocks just because digital clocks exist. <br />The encounter with a wretched digital clock at the Bury congress left me and my much younger opponent irritated at the board by the need to call the arbiter to show us just what the digi clock was telling us. Gone is the small pleasure of watching your opponents red flag lift , falter and fall over the last 5 minutes to indicate a clear end to the game. It is simply not the same when watching the seconds flashing on a digi clock.<br /><br />Regards<br />David Green of Stowmarket Chess club<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com