Lightning chess

[Wilson Gray]

Interesting. My experience agrees with AHD4. I've never played it
myself, but I've seen it played by others - I had a roommate who was a
player - and a timer was used to ensure that moves were made within
the time alloted. Most players made their moves in about three
seconds.

-Wilson

On Feb 3, 2008 11:32 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> The AHD4 says that "lightning chess" means "A form of chess in which
> each move must be completed within a very short time, usually ten seconds".
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> When I played lightning chess in the early 1980s, we played with a
> maximum of five or ten minutes per player, not with a set time per move.
> Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_chess) confirms that
> playing with time per player is not the most common form of lightning chess.
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> Further reference is available at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_control#Overtime_formats.
>
> BB
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