TimeControl tag standard (2023.01.01b)
Description
Nocheto supports TimeControl3.0.0 tag as is described in PGN standard, but also extends it as described below.
Examples
White and black have 5 minutes for the game.
300
White and black have 5 minutes + 10 seconds per move.
300+10
White and black have 2.5 hour for first 40 moves. After move 40 they get extra 75 minutes and 60 seconds increment per move.
40/9000:4500+60
Sandclock/hourglass timecontrol of 5 minutes for each player:
*300
Standard Extension 2023.01.01
Different time controls for white and black
If white and black time controls differ, they are separated by equal sign (=).
Examples
5 minutes for white, 10 minutes for black:
[TimeControl "300=600"]
White: 5 minutes for first 30 moves, then 30 second increment for every move.
Black: 10 minutes for first 30 moves, then 20 second increment for every move.
[TimeControl "30/300:0+30=30/600:0+20"]
Increment
Use +n at the end of the time limit to set increment,
where n is a number of seconds.
Example
White and black have 5 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move
[TimeControl "300+5"]
Simple time delay
Use Sn at the end of the time limit to set simple time delay,
where n is a number of seconds to delay.
Examples
White and black have 5 minutes + 5 seconds time delay
[TimeControl "300S5"]
Alternative notation
[TimeControl "300+0S5"]
Bronstein time delay
Use Bn at the end of the time limit to set bronstein time delay,
where n is a number of seconds to delay.
Examples
White and black have 5 minutes + 5 seconds time delay
[TimeControl "300B5"]
Alternative notation
[TimeControl "300+0B5"]