# Favourite time controls on your board? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 11, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241 "2025-01-11T20:48:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trotsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/trotsky/32/540_2.png) [@Trotsky](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Trotsky)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/1 "2025-01-11T20:48:15Z")
Hi everyone, I am a perpetual beginner and have been nearly exclusively been using the 10 min rapid game control on my ChessUp2. I am going to switch to a slower time control to help improve my playing as it takes me some time to calculate complex positions and I sometimes find myself in a time scramble which is not ideal when you are moving both sides. I thought it would be interesting to find out what people are playing? ---
**Author:** ![DBlack1337](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@DBlack1337](https://community.playchessup.com/u/DBlack1337)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/2 "2025-01-11T20:53:31Z")
Been playing a lot of 10 minute games as well. Have started doing more 15|10 and 30 minute games as well. Longer games give me better practice. ---
**Author:** ![Carleslc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/carleslc/32/253_2.png) [@Carleslc](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Carleslc)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/3 "2025-01-11T21:08:06Z")
I play 10 min mostly but I find 15 | 10 a better time format for this board to practice and avoid losses for time scrambles which happens a lot in 10 | 0, so I started playing more of 15|0. Also tried 5 | 5 and it’s not bad, similar to 10 min format in total time but at least you’ve some increment to move the pieces so the endgames are smoother. I’m also a beginner, didn’t try 30 min yet. ---
**Author:** ![PBK\_Studio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/pbk_studio/32/190_2.png) [@PBK\_Studio](https://community.playchessup.com/u/PBK_Studio)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/4 "2025-01-11T22:43:00Z")
I currently only play 15/10 ---
**Author:** ![TheGrinChess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@TheGrinChess](https://community.playchessup.com/u/TheGrinChess)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/5 "2025-01-12T02:25:19Z")
I am playing 15/10, it is good time format for me but I am so bad at rapid chess than even at 15/10, I manage to loose on time when playing more complicated game. I will probably try 30 minutes game a bit more but it is so sad when your opponent is a “staller”. ---
**Author:** ![10aka](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/10aka/32/496_2.png) [@10aka](https://community.playchessup.com/u/10aka)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/6 "2025-01-12T11:18:40Z")
I’m playing exclusively 30 mins as I like to have the time that I don’t feel too rushed - having said that normally there’s 10-20 of time in total left so thinking on trying 15 | 10 as ‘stallers’ are killing me in 30 Anyone play and 15 | 10 and 30 and see much of a difference? ---
**Author:** ![DavidS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@DavidS](https://community.playchessup.com/u/DavidS)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/7 "2025-01-12T12:23:55Z")
You should play the longest time control needed for you to avoid running out of time. At a minimum, 15/10 but don’t sweat 30 minute or 60 minute games. 15/10 is my favorite. It rushes me in the end game but not too much. ---
**Author:** ![Trotsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/trotsky/32/540_2.png) [@Trotsky](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Trotsky)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/8 "2025-01-12T15:28:01Z")
Played a bunch of 15/10 games today instead of my usual 10mins and really liked them. Want to plays some 30min matches next. ---
**Author:** ![Clemsisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@Clemsisco](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Clemsisco)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/9 "2025-01-12T17:34:50Z")
I always used to play 30 but for the Board I switched to 15/10. I like it more. I never lost on time in any of these tho ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/jeff/32/3_2.png) [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/10 "2025-01-13T22:56:28Z")
I stick with formats with at least 5 seconds of increment so a scramble does not bite me in the end. 5+5 is my favorite because I still like faster games, but with the increment. ---
**Author:** ![Bryce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/bryce/32/722_2.png) [@Bryce](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Bryce)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/11 "2025-01-15T23:40:54Z")
I typically run 10 minute matches but lately have been doing 15/10 and 30 minutes primarily because it allows me more time to think strategically about my moves and what my opponent is planning. I am new to chess and when under time pressure, i tend to blunder. Longer time formats is definitely helping me improve my game by simply slowing down. -Bryce ---
**Author:** ![Tony2sips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@Tony2sips](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Tony2sips)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/12 "2025-01-16T17:29:40Z")
Hey guys, just got my board, love it. I tried a few 3+3 in [chess.com](http://chess.com) and its just brutal, but I love the adrenaline rush even if I do lose 90%, but it does get stressful after about 5 games. Now I am doing 10+10, whichi is a little more civilised. I don’t see the point playing with a time control if you don’t like time pressure, and that is fine for most of us. ---
**Author:** ![Render62](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/render62/32/258_2.png) [@Render62](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Render62)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/13 "2025-01-16T18:04:00Z")
I might be in the minority, but I would like to see classic time controls i.e. 60 minute games or longer incorporated into the board. I play “daily” games on chessdotcom almost exclusively because I like to take my time. ---
**Author:** ![TheGrinChess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@TheGrinChess](https://community.playchessup.com/u/TheGrinChess)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/14 "2025-01-16T18:07:51Z")
You are maybe minority but so I am as well. I prefer “daily” as well and would like to have the 60 minutes option for OTB even if this means to face “Stallers”. ---
**Author:** ![Helste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bb73d2/32.png) [@Helste](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Helste)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/15 "2025-01-16T18:33:17Z")
Yes, longer timer controls would be great. ---
**Author:** ![Clemsisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@Clemsisco](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Clemsisco)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/favourite-time-controls-on-your-board/2241/16 "2025-01-16T19:11:41Z")
> [@Feature Road Map](https://community.playchessup.com/t/feature-road-map/1723/79): > > Everything you see under “more time formats” on [Chess.com](http://Chess.com) They’re all coming