Meaning of time control | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A mechanism in the tournament play of two-player board games in which each player has a set amount of time per game; the specific parameters of such a mechanism.
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2. A point in the game in which the parameters of the time limits increase, especially in classical chess.

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Examples

“Smyslov was a piece up against him with two moves to go before time control when he missed three winning lines and drew.”

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