I played Rapid 10+0 and Classical 15+15. Used the Rapid games to experiment and try stuff out and took the Classicals seriously for rating. Now the nearest equivalent is 15+10 and counts as a Rapid and the new Classicals don't interest me. It's stupid to not have an increment in the 30+0 as you actually have LESS time than a Rapid 15+10 after 90 moves. The 30+20 format means I need to allow a couple of hours to be sure of completing a long game and can be left hanging for over 30 minutes if my opponent decides to time out. So my Classical rating is now meaningless and my Rapid (which I don't care about) is indistinguishable from the 15+x games which I used to measure my progress. I'm pretty sure some of my Classical games would have had a different result if they'd been played as 30+0 - time pressure is a real thing.
The best thing would have been to have reset all the ratings when they moved the goalposts. Now if I want a reset I have to start with a new account and lose nearly 3 years worth of history. :(
The best thing would have been to have reset all the ratings when they moved the goalposts. Now if I want a reset I have to start with a new account and lose nearly 3 years worth of history. :(