Chess tournament notations

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gravesal33

Hello,

Could someone please tell me what the different tournament notations mean, such as 15|10 and 5|0?  What do the numbers mean?  I think I understand blitz and lightning, but not sure about the numbers.

 

Thanks

zirtoc

In your first example, each side would get 15 minutes.  Every time you complete a move, 10 seconds is added to your clock.  So it's theoretically possible to never run out of time - assuming you move quickly enough, you'll always have at least 10 more seconds to move.

So in your second example, each side gets 5 minutes on their clock.  In this game, there is no additional seconds added because the second number is 0.

gravesal33

Oh great thanks, that makes sense now!