speed chess

American  

1. a game of chess played in a very short amount of time, usually five minutes per player for an entire game.

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speed chess British  

noun

1. a form of chess in which each player's game is limited to a total stipulated time, usually half an hour; the first player to exceed the time limit loses

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Example Sentences

A British child chess prodigy has swept the board at a national competition, earning her a place among the top 50 women in the world for the blitz category of speed chess.

From BBC

Blitz is a type of speed chess in which each game lasts no more than ten minutes.

From BBC

This is not speed chess, to reference Reeves’s favourite pastime.

From BBC

He introduced him to speed chess at the beach in Santa Monica and Venice.

From Los Angeles Times

The exciting rounds of speed chess plus the consistent young crowd initially piqued Blackburn’s interest.

From Los Angeles Times