Hi Lamplite - in 3+0 you don't gain any time. Even the fastest possible (premoving) reduces time by 0.1s each move. You can test this yourself by looking at the times for moves after games.
Getting extra time in 3+0 blitz?!
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Jan 23, 2025
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Hi Bruce, but are you sure??? I’ve even won a game before by premoving the whole time. And going up by .1 when I have less than 1 second. Don’t believe me? Play some 3+0 blitz with 1 or more person in deep time trouble.
Jan 23, 2025
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Lamplite wrote:
I’m playing blitz and my opponent is running low on time, they’re premoving everything but are getting .1 extra seconds almost each move. Is this normal, or some kind of bug?
It's lag compensation and/or small disconnects
https://support.chess.com/article/423-why-did-the-clock-times-suddenly-change-the-clocks-seem-broken
Jan 23, 2025
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ngokhanhchiqn wrote:
In blitz, you can't gain time so it is probably a bug or a glitch
Clocks still count down while waiting for the move from the opponent but the time from server to the receiving client doesn't count against the moving player's clock. So the clocks will get adjusted some on every move, regardless. In time trouble and higher lag situations, it will be very noticeable.
I’m playing blitz and my opponent is running low on time, they’re premoving everything but are getting .1 extra seconds almost each move. Is this normal, or some kind of bug?