What do live play timing options mean? (like: 3|2 or 15|10)

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HillsidePawn

What do the timing options for live play mean? How do these relate to overall time, such as a 30 minute game?  Specifically:

15|10     3|2     2|1     1|1

45|45     5|5

notmtwain
HillsidePawn wrote:

What do the timing options for live play mean? How do these relate to overall time, such as a 30 minute game?  Specifically:

15|10     3|2     2|1     1|1

45|45     5|5

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

HillsidePawn

Thank you!