Which time settings do you like?

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With which settings do you feel comfortable playing?

Absolute time
2
1%
Ultra blitz - less than 10 seconds byo-yomi
2
1%
Blitz - 1 min + 3-5x 10
7
3%
Canadian blitz - 1 + 3/25
5
2%
Fast 5-10 + 3-5x20
13
6%
Other Fast
9
4%
Medium 10-20 + 5x30
40
18%
Other Medium
21
10%
Slow 30+ 5x30
41
19%
Pandatime 1 + 10/25
12
5%
Other slow
15
7%
Slower 40-1.5hr + x
22
10%
Even slower
11
5%
Castle games
5
2%
No time limit
14
6%
 
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Re: Which time settings do you like?

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Regardless of the time settings, I can find my way into trouble. Even with no time limits I suffer from time trouble since I will suddenly realize that I have been thinking for a long time and rush to make a few moves, undoubtedly some of which will be careless.

Chronophobia - a morbid dread of time, describes me well! :grumpy:
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My all around favorite time limit is 5 minutes main time, + 5 minutes/5 stones Canadian time. Such a game affords one the time to take an eternity when I need to, and to play at a lovely brisk pace when I don't.
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One month plus 1 day x 10 byoyomi.
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My main setting on KGS is 10:00 x 3 periods of 1:00 byo-yomi. It gives me enough time to play my opening, and I have enough time to focus during yose.
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Re: Which time settings do you like?

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nihilo wrote:My all around favorite time limit is 5 minutes main time, + 5 minutes/5 stones Canadian time. Such a game affords one the time to take an eternity when I need to, and to play at a lovely brisk pace when I don't.
I always do something like 5-10 min main + 5x45 byo yomi. But the quoted time seems really nice, I might end up trying it.

I like a fast-paced but not outrageously speedy game, so I try to tone down the main time and tone up the byo-yomi. Gives you enough time to read fair-to-middling life and death, but not enough time to dwell on everything going by.
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Re: Which time settings do you like?

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40mn + japanese bio-yomi of 0:30/5
I need time to try to read some sequences
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