Time control notation explained? Can someone explain this time control notation to me?


  6SS, 40/120 sd30 d5
That indicates slightly more than just the time control:


6SS indicates a 6-round Swiss system tournament.
40/120 indicates that each side will have 120 minutes to make the first 40 moves of the game.
sd30 indicates that after the first 40-move time control is met, each side will have an additional 30 minutes for the remainder of the game ("sd" = sudden death).
d5 indicates that there will be a 5-second delay on each move, during which one's clock will not yet have started to tick.