09-01-2014, 10:21 AM
Mike Scott Wrote:Sean
Quote:The technology is there to play over the internet with a clock and works well even for blitz games
My point was about the loss of time if the moves were manually entered onto the on-line version of the game rather than in the time lost in their transmission over the net.
Perhaps the live boards can be used with the moves being transmitted directly. There would however remain the problem of making the move over the opponent's board - not a real issue during normal play but during time trouble it would be. Also there are also often issues with the boards themselves (or the comms).
Perhaps the solution is that the official board is the online board, with the real boards used purely to assist the players who are happier using something solid for analysis purposes.
Mike, What I was trying to say was that internet programs such as Chess.com do contain clocks and the technology works well when both players play online together. Predicting a reluctance by some to play online games at congresses I have tried to find a compromise where the players can play as near to normal congress conditions as possible. The trade off is the use of volunteers and the time control issue for the remote player. Hopefully this forum or the working party can find solutions to these issues. The marrying of DGT boards and the internet is a really good idea and something that I hope the W.P will explore. David Congalton provided me with a good contact who has some expertise in this field. Hopefully if a W.P is formed we can get him on board.