4NCL Time control

[Mick Norris]

Is this going to be discussed this weekend, with the captains and players?

[LawrenceCooper]

Is this going to be discussed this weekend, with the captains and players?

Not that I'm aware of.

[Jonathan Rogers]

No captains' meeting this weekend, but I learn from Mike that captains will be asked about their preferred time control. So by all means continue to discuss it with team members, and (more importantly) be ready to respond when the email comes around.

[Nick Burrows]

My personal preference is for the longer time control. It's a rare opprtunity to play proper classical chess, and is quite a large part of what makes the 4ncl a special event. I would not tinker with a winning formula unless absolutely necessary.

[Nick Ivell]

I like to focus on one game in my remote viewing. Today it was Townsend v Shirov.

Surely that was dead drawn? I'm guessing time was a factor in the final collapse.

[Graham Borrowdale]

I like to focus on one game in my remote viewing. Today it was Townsend v Shirov.

Surely that was dead drawn? I'm guessing time was a factor in the final collapse.

It certainly looks as if it should be drawn, but that’s what a difference of 400 rating points can do, I suppose.

[Nick Ivell]

I suppose the presence of rooks gave swindling chances. I've been hustled in like fashion at 4NCL, though not by anyone as good as Shirov!