chess clocks
Dual move timers
Chess clocks are paired timers used in competitive chess and other timed games.
When one player moves, they press a button that stops their clock and starts their opponent's.
The device ensures neither player can win by stalling indefinitely.
She slapped the chess clock after capturing the queen.
Allotted playing duration
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- rapidMoving with haste
- bulletFired metal projectile
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
increment · sudden death · match · round · pace · countdown · adjournment · time management
Mix into disorder
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- urgencyPressing need for action
- tensionStretched or strained state
stress · hurry · deadline · ticking · final seconds · premove · panic · nerves
Depressible control element
- toggleTwo-position switch
- displayPresentation for viewing
- digitalOf discrete data
- analogComparable equivalent
timer · synchronization · countdown · pause · reset · time display · battery · lever
Format ensuring universal matchups
- pairingsCombinations of two
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
- tiebreaksMechanisms resolving drawn contests
- schedulePlan of timed events
adjournment · standard time · over-the-board · world championship · qualification · score sheet
time control
Allotted playing duration
classical · increment · sudden death · match · round · pace · countdown · adjournment · time management · delay
scramble
Mix into disorder
tension · stress · hurry · deadline · ticking · final seconds · premove · panic · nerves · crunch time
push button
Depressible control element
analog · timer · synchronization · countdown · pause · reset · time display · battery · lever · plunger
round-robin
Format ensuring universal matchups
- pairingsCombinations of two
- arbiterOne who settles disputes
- tiebreaksMechanisms resolving drawn contests
schedule · adjournment · standard time · over-the-board · world championship · qualification · score sheet
- chess collectibleschessboards, themed sets, travel sets, collectors editions, display cases
- timekeepingwatch, watches, timer, calendar, hourglass
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
chess clocksstopwatch
Interval timing device
hourglass · sundial · countdown timer · wall clock · kitchen timer
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