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| Posted by imeldia www6conf.org 5/16/2008 13:43:21 play online chess |  Subject: losing seconds in blitz chessMessage: |
| Posted by sf115 www6conf.org 5/17/2008 04:01:28 play online chess | Message: |
| Posted by ccmcacollister www6conf.org 5/17/2008 06:11:58 play online chess | No ... Message:  Chessanytime.com chessanytimecom does.
I have had time loss on two other sites tho, while it was my move. But the clocks there and connections too, were not very reliable at all. One of those sites also knocks you out of the blitz room about every third game, if they get more than 60 games going. The other often forfeits you when your clock still has even 10 or 12 seconds showing on it. |
| Posted by chessnovice www6conf.org 5/22/2008 06:00:00 play online chess | ... Message: |
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