From: Steve Leary <stephenleary <at> YAHOO <dot> COM>
Date: 10 nov 2002
Subject: Re: A cultural difference?

--- bogin <bogin <at> YAHOO <dot> CO <dot> JP> wrote:

>Recently, I believe that on Shogi 24, some
> players had even figured
> out a way to stop their clocks and keep it in
> extended delay mode. This
> allowed them to essentially increase their thinking
> time.

> Bill Gaudry

I've encountered this several times while playing as a
guest at the Internet Chess Club. Until I read your
post, I always assumed it was just a chess problem.
This always happens when my opponent's position
becomes critical. I don't know the trick either, but
I was under the impression that somehow they can
press the "pause" key or enter a pause mode and stop
their clock until they press the pause key again. I
thought ICC had a pause mode like this when you are
playing a computer, but obviously people have figured
out how to do it when playing another person. On ICC,
I've also played an opponent that must have been
a computer that took just a few seconds for the
entire game while making strong moves. Anything
is possible with online clocks. I haven't played
much on Club 24 yet so it hasn't happened to
me there.

Since your Shogi Club 24 opponents have accounts
(I assume), I would complain to the administrator,
so he'll cancel their account. If he allows too
many of these cheaters to take over and spoil it
for everybody else, that will be the end of the
club.

Steve Leary


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