Topalov-Kamsky TL

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Taylor Kingston - 25 Feb 2009 23:21 GMT

It's been asked in this group what the time limits are in the
Topalov-Kamsky match. Turns out it's a little complex and interesting.
I just got this in an e-mail from IM John Donaldson:

Time Control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves : add 60 minutes
after move 40 : add 15 minutes plus 30 seconds increment after move
60.

Donaldson comments "This seems like the best of both worlds using
the traditional time limit for the first two controls and the
increment only at the end of the game."

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Wlodzimierz Holsztynski (Wlod) - 25 Feb 2009 23:46 GMT

> It's been asked in this group what the time limits are in the
> Topalov-Kamsky match. Turns out it's a little complex and interesting.
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> the traditional time limit for the first two controls and the
> increment only at the end of the game."

As in the past, I still think that the best
time limitation for a serious game should be
something like this:

a player loses on time when s/he falls
80 minutes behind her/his opponent.

This way players themselves decide how much time they
need for a game. When position calls for it, then
both think hard and neither of them loses on time.
This is about the best approximation of chess that
one can get for a competitive non-correspondence chess.
Let's remember that for serious chess the clock and
time limitations are only the necessary evil rather
than a part of the game.

Regards,

Wlod

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SAT W-7 - 26 Feb 2009 12:42 GMT

Thank you that was me ...

I know Gata is not as strong as Top and i think you see that in the
time control , Gata has to double and triple check everything because he
does not want to walk into Tops traps..

Gata needs to draw as black at the minimum , but if he can pull out a
win , imagine how much pressure that puts on Top playing in the last
game as black....

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Topalov-Kamsky TL