What does the times 1|1 and 3|2 and 15|10 mean?

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OliviaPlayss
Like the title, I can see that it's possible to set up a timer that instead of 3mins fx, then it's 3|2. What does that mean?
Martin_Stahl
OliviaPlayss wrote:
Like the title, I can see that it's possible to set up a timer that instead of 3mins fx, then it's 3|2. What does that mean?

The number before the | is the base time each player has on their clock. The number after is the seconds added to a player's clock after they make a move.

https://support.chess.com/article/445-how-do-the-time-controls-work-in-live-chess

OliviaPlayss

Ahh, ok that's cool. Thanks 👍

RussBell

Time Controls - Everything You Wanted To Know...

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/time-controls-everything-you-wanted-to-know

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell

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