Meaning of bullet chess | Babel Free

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Chess played at an extremely fast time control, with each side getting one minute (or occasionally slightly more) total to make all their moves.

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“Carlsen also has been engaging in online marathons of "bullet chess," exactly the kind of attention-disrupting, energy-draining stunt contenders are supposed to avoid⟳. In a bullet game, each player has only one minute for all the moves. The pace is so rapid the games are hard to watch⟳, much less play⟳.”

“Carlsen often plays faster games such as "bullet chess" that force⟳ players to move⟳ quickly and instinctively rather than sink⟳ into analysis, and has even backed changing the format for championships.”

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