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rapid chess

rapid chess noun: chess played at a relatively quick time control, with each side getting about 15 minutes to make their moves.

Noun

rapid chess (uncountable)

  1. Chess played at a relatively quick time control, with each side getting about 15 minutes to make their moves.
    • Carlsen won his last championship in 2016 by winning the last two rapid-chess games when it went to the final day. And the World Chess Federation ranks him number one at rapid chess.2018 November 27, Kabir Chibber, “What will happen on the final day of the World Chess Championship”, in Quartz

Questions about rapid chess

What does rapid chess mean?
Rapid chess means chess played at a relatively quick time control, with each side getting about 15 minutes to make their moves.
What part of speech is rapid chess?
Rapid chess is a noun.

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