delay gives a player just enough time to make the routine moves that it would take to
ensure a win in such a situation.
At this writing, USCF’S rules call for a delay of two seconds for “Speed Chess” time
controls up to, but not including G/10. For controls G/10 to G/29 (called “Quick
Chess”), the delay is three seconds. For all longer time controls the suggested delay is
five seconds.
But remember, when playing a tournament, your director will specify the delay setting
to use.
To set a countdown delay:
1. Slide the PAUSE/PLAY switch to PAUSE.
2. Press SELECT until the word DELAY, and number appear in the display.
3. Use the + and – buttons to select the number of seconds for the delay.
4. Press VERIFY or slide the PAUSE/PLAY switch to PLAY.
You can set a delay of 1 to 19 seconds, but the practical range is 2 to 10 seconds. To
turn off the countdown delay, set the delay counter to 0.
Controlling time forfeits
GameTime™ always indicates when a time forfeit occurs by displaying a flag and flash-
ing a red light on the side of the player who has exceeded the time control. You can set
GameTime™ to freeze the time display and ignore the plungers, or to continue allow-
ing moves.
To control time forfeits:
1. Slide the PAUSE/PLAY switch to PAUSE.
2. Press the SELECT button until you see the word CLAIM in the display.
3. Use the + button to turn CLAIM On or OFF. Selecting ON tells GameTime™ to
freeze the display and ignore the PLUNGERS. Selecting OFF allows more
moves to be made.
4. Press VERIFY or slide the PAUSE/PLAY switch to PLAY.
Saving a game in progress
You may need to adjourn a game in progress and resume play later. With GameTime™
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