Guy Macon wrote:
Kenneth Sloan wrote:

the standard USCF delay is not Bronstein.

It's *equivalent* to Bronstein - but it's
not the same thing, at all.

Interesting! What is the difference?


Didn't we go over this already? With "Bronstein" (non-cumulative
addback), your clock starts running as soon as your opponent presses
the button, but, when you _stop_ your clock, it adds back time
(typically, though not necessarily, five seconds), up to a maximum of
the time you had when your clock started. Under "delay," used by USCF,
your clock does not _start_ counting down until a set period (like
five seconds) has elapsed. Mathematically, the effects are identical,
though there might be a small psychological difference if you were in
extreme time pressure.