DGT

Just a post about the DGT 2010 Chess Clock. I recently purchased one for my Birthday in September and have been enjoying using it to play games with some friends and family. I love playing chess with a clock! In particular I love playing Blitz and would like to get even better at playing good moves quicker and blundering positions and pieces a lot less! This was my main reason for purchasing a digital clock. I have an old analog clock which is a good clock but it is harder to see how much time is left and does not give the options of added time after making a move or different clock variations such as hourglass. 

 

 

So this clock is a great digital clock. I have the most recent version with the buttons having the blue background. The clock does exactly what it is supposed to do and does it very well. It has numerous different pre-set times that are commonly used. These are all numbered and easy to understand with a list of the pre-set times on the bottom of the clock. There is also the option to create individual time limits using the manual set times. At my last tournament these clocks were being used with a time of 1hour +10 seconds per move. They are easy to understand and the players seemed very comfortable using them. I have played tournaments with the DGT model before this model and the changes are not overly dramatic but to me seem to work quite well and make it a solid tournament chess clock. 

The one thing that did surprise me about the clock is how light it is. I almost wish it were just a little heavier to make me feel as though it were a little more sturdy for fast past blitz games where people tend to hit the clock with a heavier strike of the hand. 

Overall I am very happy with this clock and would recommend it if you are looking to purchase a digital chess clock.