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Glossary Chess / Term

Sudden Death

A final time control period where the game must be completed within a certain amount of time, say 20 minutes on each player's clock.


The most straightforward time control for a chess game: each player has a fixed amount of time available to make all moves. See also fast chess.

Permanent link Sudden Death - Creation date 2021-12-25


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