Time Controls
What does adjournment mean in chess?
- Clock
- Practical
- Time
Adjournment is when a game is paused and resumed later from the same position. It matters mostly for understanding older tournament games, because modern engine access made adjournments mostly obsolete.
What to look for on the board
- Was the game stopped before completion?
- Is there a sealed move or resumed position?
- Does outside analysis affect fairness?
Adjournment FAQ
What does adjournment mean in chess?
Adjournment is when a game is paused and resumed later from the same position. It matters mostly for understanding older tournament games, because modern engine access made adjournments mostly obsolete.
Adjournment: how do you spot it on the board?
Look for: Was the game stopped before completion?; Is there a sealed move or resumed position?; Does outside analysis affect fairness?.
Put your own games under review
Knowing the vocabulary is the easy part. Chessiro's free chess game review runs Stockfish 19 over your Chess.com and Lichess games, marks the moves that cost you, and explains each one in plain English. Or paste any game into the PGN analyzer, including famous games from the classic games collection.
Free game review
Find the moment each of your games turned
Chessiro reviews your games with an AI coach that names the concept behind every mistake, then drills you on the exact positions where it happened until you stop repeating them.
