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lightning
There are four types of regular (not wild or bughouse) chess played on this
chess server: Untimed, Lightning, Blitz and Standard.
A game is "Lightning" if the expected duration of the game is 3 minutes or
less per player. "Expected duration" is determined by a formula that takes
into account both the Start time and the Increment (Inc) value. Here is the
formula:
Expected duration = (Start + Inc*2/3)
The following table shows the slowest Lightning and fastest Blitz time
controls, the dividing line if you will between those two types of matches.
Slowest Lightning Fastest Blitz
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Mins Incr Mins Incr
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0 4 0 5
1 2 1 3
2 1 2 2
-------- 3 0
As you can see, Lightning chess is very quick!
You can list logged on users according to their lightning ratings by typing
"who L". "Lightning" is also a variable that can be used in formulas in order
to screen match requests.
See Also: blitz formula match standard untimed who
[Last modified: December 25, 1995 -- Friar]
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