[Magdalen] World Serious

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Chess has timers, and in some matches, there's a certain allocation of
time, and if and when you use up your time, you lose.

When someone has a combination figured out, this can be devastating. One
player makes his move and hits the clock; the other player thinks, moves
and hits the clock; first player instantly moves and hits the clock. The
other player has lost several seconds, and now he is losing time as he
again ponders the positions. Even if he is able to work his way out of the
trap set for him, he may have used so much time that he is forced to move
quickly just to stay alive, risking a simple mistake.  Timer chess can be
really cut-throat.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> I've watch a lot of really loooooong games at Kauffman and it can get cold
>> this time of year.  If we have to play into November in this WS, it will
>> be
>> the longest season.
>>
>
> In the minor leagues, there's a countdown clock these days that force the
> game to go faster . . .
>
> It's experimental and might make it to the majors --like the shot clocks
> in the NBA.
>
> I dislike the idea there's a psychological component in "wasting time" in
> baseball that I think has often been integral to the game.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>