“Feature”, eh? Isn’t that what Microsoft calls bugs?
Bill Smythe
Akzidenz and Nolan: Your exceptions only make sense if a player is often using LESS than 15 seconds per move in a 40/90 (40/80 w/increment or delay). Blitzing a few opening moves will not substantially alter the time to the first control.
But yes, I agree it is theoretically possible the two controls might not come out EXACTLY the same to the second.
In a 60 move game between two strong players, I wonder how many moves would be made in under 15 seconds?
My guess is that about 25% of them would be.