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Allotting extra time
   

One should not expect to receive extra time, but I think it's a nice gesture to give a little if the game gets hairy towards the end. Victory is so much more rewarding when you know you beat your opponent while he played his best. :-)

I guess you could argue that it's better not to give more time since your opponent should learn to manage it properly but, the way I see it at least, time is used online mainly as a loose constraint for keeping the pace of the game at a certain speed (brisk, medium, really slow), not as a rigidly strict rule that must be adhered to at all times (tournaments excluded). If a complicated situation unexpectedly arises late in the game, it's appropriate to add some time, as long as it doesn't draw out the game much.

--Justin



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