If you really want to play a short time control game, you must head to Live Chess for the best experience of that:
http://www.chess.com/livechess/myhome
Once you get there, here's instructions on what to do:
http://support.chess.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/127/0/how-do-i-challenge-a-friend-to-play
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