DGT North American Chess Clock and Game Timer

Very good timer

A great clock.

This is a very good chess clock. Also at this time Amazon offers free shipping, which was outstanding (Ordered on Sunday, delivered on Tuesday, free). This clock will inevitably be compared to the sturdy Chronos clocks costing 3 or 4 times as much, currently without Amazon free shipping. I have not ever owned a Chronos, but I have played on them. I believe they are heavy duty and probably more likely to survive abuse than the DGT NA. However, I do not plan to abuse mine or allow anyone to abuse it. The only negative comment I have is that the section of the manual explaining the timing options is confusing. On page 9 it has a table of timing options, what the display is supposed to show, and a verbal explanation. Option 14 shows display left and right both showing 0.00.00. In fact, what you actually see is 1) 0:00 0:00 followed by 2) .00 0:00 followed by 3) X:XX 0:00, (where X:XX is what you set the left hand minutes to) followed by 4) X:XX .00 followed by 5) 0:00 X:XX (the 0:00 is the 3 digit bonus time in minutes and seconds). Five screens instead of one. The second screen shows 00 with "bonus" at the bottom, leading me to believe that the maximum bonus time was 59 seconds. But what the .00 means is the seconds in the left hand (or right hand) main control time. Bottom line, this clock does what I want, and very few other do, but it was difficult to ascertain that. And let me say that other chess clocks can also be hard to understand. OK. now for the good. I like the recessed power button so it does not get powered on /off accidentally. This is one of the few clocks that will allow a Fischer move bonus of 60 seconds. The in-game controls are clear and well thought out. It remembers your settings for each time option so you might need to program an option only once (unless you use that same option with different values). This clock will fit in the clock compartment of my chess bag. Some of the Chronos clocks are too long to fit. Last but not least, a lot of function for a reasonable price.

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This clock is awesome! It's perfect for my needs. I recommend it. It's only $40. I hope this one becomes one of the defacto standards in chess clocks in North America. I love the DGT clocks! It doesn't weigh much. The batteries estimated life is 10 years. (has a battery low indicator) I recommend Energizer® Ultimate Lithium Batteries, or any other brand of lithium battery, as they don't tend to leak and are guaranteed to not leak. Easy to use. Easy to program. Easy on the wallet! I purchased a 2nd one! Check some YouTube videos on how easy this clock is to use. The one title is called: DGT North American Chess Clock Review by lambosandchess he walks you through every preset. Although for most tournaments, and casual play you probably only need : #1: Five minute Blitz game, #2: One time control, set it to whatever like 10 minutes, 15 minutes 1 hour etc. Sudden Death (no delay or anything) #14: One time control(set to whatever minutes/hours) with Fischer bonus/increment #20: One time control (set to whatever minutes/hours) with delay. In my video I uploaded, I'm hitting it more than I normally would, but it an take it. Also a couple videos with men playing blitz in the snow outside and the clock holds up! The videos are are titled: 1.) CHESS HUSTLER IN SHOCK! (GETS MAD) - NYC Chess Hustling 3 2.) CHESS HUSTLER FRUSTRATED (KNOCKS CLOCK OFF TABLE!) - NYC Chess Hustling 2 these are both by Chess Twins