Abandon games-whats the rules?

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Avatar of DjonniDerevnja

Hey, I thought to long on  a move, probably more than two minutes in a 5-5 and lost-abandoned. Are there max number of seconds for a single move in different timecontrols?  How many seconds in which timecontrols?

Avatar of baddogno

Yes, but according to my interpretation it's the same for all live chess. This is from the Live Chess Fair Play Policy:

On his or her turn, each player has 15-20 seconds to make their first move. If this does not happen, the game will be automatically aborted. This has a negative effect on the Fair-Play record of the player failing to move. (But if you hit Abort, it affects your record! It's best to be patient for a few seconds.)