Boards & Equipment

What is a time in chess?

  • Board
  • Pieces
  • Coordinates

Time is a board or equipment term: 1. The amount of time each player has to think and calculate as measured by a chess clock. You use this term to describe the board accurately, which matters for notation, coordinates, and analysis.

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