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Chess Clocks Are Stuck in the Past. That's why I'm Building a Clock in 2025

#2

I'd love to hear your thoughts:

  • What's your biggest frustration with current chess clocks?
  • Would you prefer desktop, portable, or minimalist style?
  • Any features you've always wanted but never seen?

Also, if you try the free app, let me know what you think - good or bad. All feedback helps!

Drop your thoughts below

I'd love to hear your thoughts: - What's your biggest frustration with current chess clocks? - Would you prefer desktop, portable, or minimalist style? - Any features you've always wanted but never seen? Also, if you try the free app, let me know what you think - good or bad. All feedback helps! Drop your thoughts below
#3

A full-color touchscreen

Full color display? No, not really. A chess clock should be as inobtrusive as possible. Even any actively glowing IPS (or OLED or whatever) display is something I definitely don't want to see next to a chessboard. And touchscreen means a dirty display that needs to be cleaned frequently in practice.

Over-the-air updates mean your clock gets better over time.

In today's world of (sometimes rightful) cheating paranoia it also means serious security concerns that would need to be addressed properly. And that's much harder than it sounds. The same goes for the idea of setting the clocks via wireless connection: it would be quite helpful in a tournament setup but could easily turn into a security nightmare.

From my point of view, a perfect clock would be a combination of good properties of DGT 3000 and DGT 2500. In particular, I would really like a clock that would be like 2500 except

  • logic based on 3000 rather than 2010, i.e. independent periods and multiple custom modes
  • a bit less noisy lever
  • e-board connectivity

In other words, an evolution, not a revolution.

> A full-color touchscreen Full color display? No, not really. A chess clock should be as inobtrusive as possible. Even any actively glowing IPS (or OLED or whatever) display is something I definitely don't want to see next to a chessboard. And touchscreen means a dirty display that needs to be cleaned frequently in practice. > Over-the-air updates mean your clock gets better over time. In today's world of (sometimes rightful) cheating paranoia it also means serious security concerns that would need to be addressed properly. And that's much harder than it sounds. The same goes for the idea of setting the clocks via wireless connection: it would be quite helpful in a tournament setup but could easily turn into a security nightmare. From my point of view, a perfect clock would be a combination of good properties of DGT 3000 and DGT 2500. In particular, I would really like a clock that would be like 2500 except - logic based on 3000 rather than 2010, i.e. independent periods and multiple custom modes - a bit less noisy lever - e-board connectivity In other words, an evolution, not a revolution.