What is Rapid chess in chess?
A time control with roughly 10-30 minutes per player.
Rapid is a good middle ground between blitz and classical. There is enough time to think about tactics and strategy, but games still finish in under an hour. Online rapid is a popular format for serious improvement.
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- Classical chessA slow time control of 60-90 minutes or more per player, used in top tournaments.
- IncrementExtra seconds added to a player's clock after each move.
- FlaggingWinning a game by running the opponent out of time, even if you are losing on the board.
- Touch-move ruleOver-the-board rule: if you touch a piece you must move it; if you touch an opponent's piece you must capture it.
- ResignTo concede defeat before being checkmated - the most common way competitive games end.
- FileA vertical column of squares on the chessboard, labelled a through h.