10 Facts About Fast chess

Fast chess is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow.

Fast chess is subdivided, by decreasing time controls, into rapid chess, blitz chess, and bullet chess.

Armageddon chess is a particular variation of fast chess in which different rules apply for each of the two players.

Top ranked 2021 world rapid chess player is Magnus Carlsen from Norway, who is the top ranked classical chess player.

Top ranked 2021 women's rapid and blitz Fast chess player is Hou Yifan from China, who is the top ranked women's classical Fast chess player.

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Time controls for each player in a game of rapid Fast chess are, according to FIDE, more than 10 minutes but less than 60 minutes.

Rapid Fast chess can be played with or without time increments for each move.

Time controls for each player in a game of blitz Fast chess are, according to FIDE, 10 minutes or less per player.

Online bullet Fast chess avoids practical problems associated with live bullet Fast chess, particularly players accidentally knocking over the pieces.

Fast chess received the privilege of playing at a dedicated Board 1 the whole time, not having to move while others did.