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Why would you attribute that method to Kasparov? It's the USCF
standard, and has been so since the early 90s.

And where did USCF get the idea?

I helped design the Kasparov net-clock which utilised the delay, and which
differed from Bronstein and Fischer, which added time - we know that you can
play fast but nonsense moves and still win on time, since opponent must
consider what you did and that takes at least a second or two, and this was
making a nonsense of the chess position.

That clock actually has Bronstein and Fischer built into it as well.

There are essentially three "delay" methods. The USCF ("time delay")
doesn't start the clock for x seconds after the button has been
pushed. The "Bronstein" method starts counting down immediately, but
adds x seconds when you stop your clock, up to a max of the time you
had when you clock started. The effect is _almost_ identical to the
first, though there is a tiny difference if you are very short of
time. The "Fischer" method is the same as Bronstein, except that your
time can accumulate without limit. If you want to argue about the
names, go ahead (though I don't plan to listen),

You mean, you have started to 'argue' or suggest the origin of the idea as
if it were USCF's idea, and having made your declaration to others have no
interest in a reply. Sounds like USCF itself!

But thanks for the /petit-lecture/!

Phil Innes

but these are the
options available if you want to design a new time control.