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