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Blitz chess (also known as speed chess or blitzkrieg chess) is a game of chess where each side is given very little time to make all of their moves. Generally, each side has between three and fifteen minutes (five minutes is common) timed by a chess clock. Blitz chess is quite popular on many Internet chess services. The word blitz means lightning in German. Chess is an abstract strategy board game for two players. ...
A typical chess clock. ...
Blitz, the German word for lightning, and often used figuratively as in blitzschnell (as fast as lightning), may mean any of a number of things in English: Blitz (NFL Mascot), the mascot of the NFLs Seattle Seahawks Blitzkrieg, the lightning war strategy of WWII Germany The Blitz, the German...
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The short time controls naturally reduce the amount of time available to consider each move, and result in a frantic game, especially as time runs out. When one player's time runs out, the other player wins the game, unless that player does not have enough pieces to win the game, in which case the result is a draw. As with normal chess, a checkmate will also win the game. Also, a common rule used in "blitz tournaments" is that if a player make an illegal move, your opponent may point it out and claim a win. For example, if a player leaves their king undefended, then your opponent may claim the win. This rule can be left out for a friendly game or left in for what some consider to be a more exciting and fun game. A time control is imposed on the tournament play of almost all two-player board games to ensure that neither player delays the game or gains an unfair advantage by thinking for an unduly long time. ...
Even faster than blitz chess are bullet and lightning chess. Bullet chess is a very fast game of chess where each side only has less than 3 minutes to complete all of their moves. ...
Bullet chess is a very fast game of chess where each side only has less than 3 minutes to complete all of their moves. ...
Blitz or blitzkrieg in chess sometimes means a rapid attack on the f7 or f2 square (see algebraic notation), not necessarily in speed chess. Algebraic chess notation is the method used today by all competition chess organizations and most books, magazines, and newspapers to record and describe the play of chess games. ...
Chess boxing uses a blitz version for the chess component of this sport. Chess boxing is a hybrid sport which combines the sports of chess and boxing. ...
References - Illustrated Chess for Children, Harvey Kidder, Doubleday, 1960, ISBN 0385057644.
Doubleday is one of the largest book publishing companies in the world. ...
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