rapid chess

English

Noun

rapid chess (uncountable)

1. (chess) Chess played at a relatively quick time control, with each side getting about 15 minutes to make their moves.
   • 2018 November 27, Kabir Chibber, “What will happen on the final day of the World Chess Championship”, in Quartz‎^[1]:

     Carlsen won his last championship in 2016 by winning the last two rapid-chess games when it went to the final day. And the World Chess Federation ranks him number one at rapid chess.

Usage notes

• The exact boundaries of classical and rapid chess are somewhat ill-defined, with some chess websites considering a game to be "classical" with as little as thirty minutes per side with no increment. This range of time controls is generally referred to as "slow rapid" by the professional chess community.

Related terms

• classical chess
• blitz chess
• bullet chess