12-12-2013, 06:08 PM
Tactic would not work with electronic clocks because.
Consider it a 2 board match with say a GM team being copied
Until a white player moves both teams have a clock running
The GM moves a piece and presses the clock.
Until that move has been copied the copying team have got both clocks running.
Provided that it takes at least one second to copy that move the GM have gone up on time.
So the GM team wait until their clocks are down to say 80 seconds and the opposition are down to say 70 seconds and then they blitz away - with no need to wait until time control.
And just think about the nervous tension on the copyers to respond near instantly to each and every GM move. After a couple of hours they wouldn't even be fit to play one another.
Just think of the confusion that could be generated with j'adoube / touch move / touch take rules.
Consider it a 2 board match with say a GM team being copied
Until a white player moves both teams have a clock running
The GM moves a piece and presses the clock.
Until that move has been copied the copying team have got both clocks running.
Provided that it takes at least one second to copy that move the GM have gone up on time.
So the GM team wait until their clocks are down to say 80 seconds and the opposition are down to say 70 seconds and then they blitz away - with no need to wait until time control.
And just think about the nervous tension on the copyers to respond near instantly to each and every GM move. After a couple of hours they wouldn't even be fit to play one another.
Just think of the confusion that could be generated with j'adoube / touch move / touch take rules.