I am only talking about slow games. To me, making your move quickly in a critical position is telling your opponent that you were in control the whole time. It could be seen as egotistical. One example would be: your opponent forked two of your pieces, but you saved both by checking his king with one of the pieces, gaining an extra move. You anticipated his fork, and made your move the second he forked you.
This rarely happens anyway. I just wanted to see what people have to say.
How many seconds should I wait before making a move I have already thought about , if I know what I'm looking for , I could wait 15 seconds, or move immediately, if its considered bad manors to make an immediate move, then what should I be doing in those 15 seconds of waiting, thinking about the move after that, probably....or just play as it goes....
@Startinganewgamesoon said in #2:
> How many seconds should I wait before making a move I have already thought about , if I know what I'm looking for , I could wait 15 seconds, or move immediately, if its considered bad manors to make an immediate move, then what should I be doing in those 15 seconds of waiting, thinking about the move after that, probably....or just play as it goes....
Well, you could wait for maybe three seconds. It's only on key moves.
I mean if you calculated lines before, it wouldn't make sense for pleasantries.
No, because key position is a subjective thing, and also the opponent's time management is not mine to judge.
The fact that it might mentally throw you off (as evidenced by this post) may be a reason they do it. Psychology is fair play in chess. Personally I would appreciate it if they did this in slow games because it certainly means they are making worse moves as a result, so I can't complain
Funny way of thinking. If know what I will move of course I do it when sure that is the move I will do. Artistic pauses are not part competitive game.
You could even argue that artificial waiting is poor sportsmanship because it deceives your opponent about how far ahead you have thought.
Your pieces are yours to move where you like. Same goes for your time, move as fast or as slow as you wish. If a move seems pretty obvious, what do you gain by waiting? But you may be missing subtleties in the position and maybe there was a better move.
I do what I want with my clock. So do you.
If I considered that it was bad mannor if you didn't use 95% of your time on your first move, would you care about what I think? No, you have your clock, you manage it however you want.
I think that too many people spend their time finding new ways to become offended. As long as people abide by the rules, let it be.
