time control

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Synonyms: take control, fire control, tone control

Antonyms: take control, fire control, tone control

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|especially|chess}} A [[mechanism]] in the [[tournament]] play of two-player [[board game]]s in which each player has a set amount of time per game; the specific [[parameters]] of such a mechanism.
2. {{lb|en|chess}} A point in the game in which the parameters of the time limits increase, especially in [[classical chess]].

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