Lightning chess

[Benjamin Barrett]

It just occurred to me that the reason I use "blitz" instead of
lightning when playing go online is because it's shorter and saving
typing on laptops is always good for the wrists. In high school, we
called lightning chess "speed chess", but I prefer blitz because it
sounds better.

I bet that the definitions for time variations are not rigidly followed
in actual practice, that is, that some people probably follow them
strictly and others use them essentially at random. BB

Barnhart wrote:
>
> Sent this morning, but obviously didn't get to ADS-l.
>
> Barnhart writes:
>
>> Rule 11 (US Chess Federation site)
>> "Blitz Chess"
>>
>> Blitz Chess (also known as Speed Chess, 5-minute Chess, Lightning Chess
>> (2-minute), and Bullet Chess (1-minute)) is a variant defined as a
>> single, sudden death time control from 1 to 10 minutes.
>>
>> ----
>> So, it's pretty apparent that this is more complicated than I (at least)
>> thought.
>>
>>

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