Shows how to set, operate, and understand classic analog chess clocks. Plus a comparison of the Classic clock vs CGL analog clock. www.chesshouse..... The chess board mentioned is www.chesshouse....
yes, that's the speed setting. You can vary the speed of each side... best used to correct them. Run it for one hour, compared to a watch timer and see how accurate your clock is, then make small adjustments to improve accuracy
Thanks for the video dude! Wouldn’t it be easier to have a countdown dial? It seems weird to me to have standard clock dial for that purpose, isn’t it?
The trouble with the analog clocks was that they could be easily knocked over, due to being tall and narrow, if a player hit the button hard, especially in blitz play. The modern digital clocks are lower and don't move as much.
That clock also has another slot on the back: It has a curved slot with a piece of metal and it has "+" and "-" with lines in between. Is that the speed of the seconds? Mine are set differently and it seems like the left is going faster than the right.
It's a standard that's been established. The only other reasonable choice would be 12, but then you have two hands competing for the space visually. If you have 2.5 hours left in a game, showing this as 3:30 makes sense. If there's no standard for an ending hour for games of more than 1 hr, then people can't tell how much time is left.
Hi Thechesshouse, thank you for your vid. How do you feel about mobile phone clock apps? I am a developer building one as a present and I feel like I think too technical.... Delay.... Fisher.... Hans
That's a great question. It's a standardized approach. Imagine a game that lasts 90 minutes, 2 hours or more per player. The minute hand is going to cross the 12 o'clock position more than one time. For this reason, it's very important to know where the hour hand should be when the minute hand reaches the final position and raises the flag indicator. If you are playing 90 minutes, starting at 4:30 provides that 6:00 finish. Of course, you could start at 10:30, but when the clock is at 11:55, it's harder to read the display than when it's at 5:55.
I have a question for you about the analog chess clocks.. Would you recommend an analog clock that is antique and made in West Germany 🇩🇪? I saw an analog antique clock model number USCF Made In west Germany 🇩🇪 and I wanted to ask you about it and see what your opinion is about it if you don’t mind me asking you about it okay???
We keep them in small quantities so sometimes they are sold out. You can request it here and when it's back in you'll get notified. www.chesshouse.com/products/classic-chess-clock
It depends on whether you mean 2 hours (max) for the whole game or 2 hours for each side. When commentators say "it was a 6 hour game", they mean the whole game lasted 6 hours, not that both players were each allocated 6 hours. If you set 1 hour for each player, the maximum duration a game can last is just less than 2 hours (provided a flag fall is spotted immediately). However, setting 1 hour for both players still can lead to a 2 minute game if a player gets scholar mated.
This is confusing and doesn't help, why is 4 a 2 hour game? What's the point of the smaller hand, I don't understand and you don't explain anything at all...
Both clocks are Analog chess clocks, only thing different about them is the brand...although both look cheaply made a failed attempt to copy the much better known and well made German BHB chess clock..which is the real "Classic"
