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 Uriels_Flame wrote:
They had enough for anyone to really use them if they wanted.

First game I only got through Turn 3, so I went to it with the other 5 games and finished all of them.

Overall - again a really good turn out and tourney.

Good to hear! I'm thinking of trying out chess clocks locally.

Thanks for the kind words!

We had 32 clocks out on the tables so enough for 64 people. As noted though, we could basically give anyone a clock that asked for one.

We only required them for those with a winning record who were in the hunt to win the event. We didn't want to end on a sour note with a pivotal game only getting through three turns or what have you.

A lot of players were using them day 1 just to keep their games moving along.

I think good solution if you are of a mind to use them is to make them optional for players that want them and possibly enforce them on the championships tables if time is a concern. If you have a player that is being reported as not finishing games, you can politely request they use a clock so as not to create un-fun games for their opponents. It's crazy how much faster people start going when they see their time ticking down.

But yeah, again, they're a great tool but not something I see being mandatory for all tables.