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Chess clock

You might say: clock, game clock

A chess clock is two linked time displays, only one of which runs at a time; after moving, a player presses it to complete the move and start the opponent's clock.

What it does

Makes thinking time a competitive resource and a formal condition of the game.

Ask

Whose clock is running, and when is this move completed?

What to look for

1. Two linked time displays
2. One display running
3. Clock pressed after a move
4. Flag on a display

Parts

• Time control: A time control specifies how much time a player has for a move quota or period, including any increment added with each move.
• Time management: Time management allocates the clock unevenly: spend longer when a position is critical and move efficiently when it is routine.
• Time trouble: Time trouble is pressure created when the remaining clock is too small for comfortable decisions, so calculation and execution must be compressed before the flag falls.

Sources

1. FIDE, Laws of Chess (from 1 January 2023), Article 6.1‘Chessclock’ means a clock with two time displays, connected to each other in such a way that only one of them can run at a time. ‘Clock’ in the Laws of Chess means one of the two time displays. Each time display has a ‘flag’.
2. FIDE, Laws of Chess (from 1 January 2023), Article 6.2.1During the game each player, having made his/her move on the chessboard, shall pause his/her own clock and start his/her opponent’s clock (that is to say, he/she shall press his/her clock). This ‘completes’ the move.
3. Chess.com Team, Chess Clocks: An Introduction, Chess Clocks: An IntroductionJust one of the two clocks runs at a time, with players starting their opponent's clock (and pausing their own) by pressing a button after making each move.

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