Types of Regular Chess - Standard, Blitz & Bullet |
On ICC, there are three separate categories for regular chess: Standard, Blitz and Bullet. The estimated time, abbreviated as etime, of a game determines in which category the game falls. The formula for etime is:
This means that the etime is the starting time, plus two thirds of the increment. For example, a 2 12 game is a game that has 2 minutes on the clock and after each move, 12 seconds are added. The etime is calculated with this formula:
Standard | etime of 15 minutes or more. | |
Blitz | etime of 3 minutes or more but less than 15 minutes. | |
Bullet | etime of less than 3 minutes. |