21-07-2013, 06:19 PM
Another point to consider is a major difference between "the good old days" and now - the now ubiquitous quickplay finish in league chess.
Back in the day, there were adjournments and adjudications, so the emphasis was on finding the best move/position. Nowadays, the 2100-2300 players know they can outplay us mere mortals in a quickplay finish and so just need to find "good enough" moves.
Hopefully, as increments become more widely adopted, there will be a return to finding the best move without worrying about the clock.
Back in the day, there were adjournments and adjudications, so the emphasis was on finding the best move/position. Nowadays, the 2100-2300 players know they can outplay us mere mortals in a quickplay finish and so just need to find "good enough" moves.
Hopefully, as increments become more widely adopted, there will be a return to finding the best move without worrying about the clock.
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