Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blitz chess

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: blitz chess
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chess played at a quick time control, with each side getting about five minutes to make their moves. Blitz chess is played at a variety of time controls, primarily 3+0 (three minutes per side), 3+2 (three minutes per side plus two extra seconds per move), 5+0, and 5+3.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"What I had played was chess. Specially, I knocked out some 2,000 games of speed (or "blitz") chess in the two months leading up to the tournament. In fact, I played so much that I'm currently in the top half-percent of more than 1.3 million of blitz players at an online chess competition site."
"If there’s still no winner, the players move on two games of blitz chess. There, each player is limited to only five minutes, with three seconds added after each move. If there is no winner, they play a further two games of blitz chess."
"Muzychuk, 27, is the reigning women’s world champion in both rapid and blitz chess."

Etymology

Partial calque of German Blitzschach.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

classical chess rapid chess bullet chess

Frequently Paired Words

classical chess rapid chess bullet chess

Synonyms

lightning chess speed chess

Questions

What does blitz chess mean?: Chess played at a quick time control, with each side getting about five minutes to make their moves. Blitz chess is played at a variety of time controls, primarily 3+0 (three minutes per side), 3+2 (three minutes per side plus two extra seconds per move), 5+0, and 5+3.
Where does blitz chess come from?: Partial calque of German Blitzschach.

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