I was reading an Amazon ad (one day months ago) for a digital chess clock (a reviewer remarked: ) that it started with the first increment and he couldn't use it in tournaments because 2:12 wasn't a valid starting time. But then I was watching chess.com or chess24 on YouTube and seen one of these grandmasters start their clock with 2:12 on it and not 2:00 then add the 12 after the first move. Which way is correct for tournament play in Canada and USA ?
Should I just buy a cheapo clock and use it for friendly games or get the kind which the Amazon reviewer got after he sent that digital chess clock back ? (A little more expensive).
I've scrolled through what Amazon has for digital Chess clocks just now and purchased a wooden body LEAP brand chess clock it looks like LEAP, DGT, and some obviously Chinese brand digital chess clocks is what's there, the 'Chinese branded' ones just seem to have strange non English names but using our alphabet, sometimes a combination of English words and such not the one I'm trying to recall from an Amazon review I saw months ago. Sorry not trying to sound racist. I like Chinese people. I had a band in my early 20's and the drummer was a Chinese Canadian. Sort of a band.
For US Chess purposes, time added before or after the move is acceptable. I think FIDE has a different rule, so if you're playing in any FIDE tourneys, you will want to check that one. That said, the TD may decide on something different, so that may not always be the case.
I was reading an Amazon ad (one day months ago) for a digital chess clock (a reviewer remarked: ) that it started with the first increment and he couldn't use it in tournaments because 2:12 wasn't a valid starting time. But then I was watching chess.com or chess24 on YouTube and seen one of these grandmasters start their clock with 2:12 on it and not 2:00 then add the 12 after the first move. Which way is correct for tournament play in Canada and USA ?
Should I just buy a cheapo clock and use it for friendly games or get the kind which the Amazon reviewer got after he sent that digital chess clock back ? (A little more expensive).
I've scrolled through what Amazon has for digital Chess clocks just now and purchased a wooden body LEAP brand chess clock it looks like LEAP, DGT, and some obviously Chinese brand digital chess clocks is what's there, the 'Chinese branded' ones just seem to have strange non English names but using our alphabet, sometimes a combination of English words and such not the one I'm trying to recall from an Amazon review I saw months ago. Sorry not trying to sound racist. I like Chinese people. I had a band in my early 20's and the drummer was a Chinese Canadian. Sort of a band.