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Is there an explainer for the rules/regulations of the various games and the nomenclature regarding timing, etc? For instance, Bullet, Rapid, Blitz, 15/10, and so on. Not the rules of chess, just the variety of games on this and other sites. Thanks
B.1 A ‘blitz’ game is one where all the moves must be completed in a fixed time of 10 minutes or less for each player; or the allotted time plus 60 times any increment is 10 minutes or less.
A.1 A ‘Rapid chess’ game is one where either all the moves must be completed in a fixed time of more than 10 minutes but less than 60 minutes for each player; or the time allotted plus 60 times any increment is of more than 10 minutes but less than 60 minutes for each player.
increment: 6.1. An amount of time (from 2 to 60 seconds) added from the start before each move for the player. This can be in either delay or cumulative mode.
https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012018
15|10 means 15 minutes + 10 seconds / move increment.
That is the standard rapid time control like for the World Championship etc.
A ‘bullet’ game is one where all the moves must be completed in a fixed time of less than 3 minutes for each player; or the allotted time plus 60 times any increment is less than 3 minutes.