Chess clock
Chesspedition's chess clock turns a phone, tablet or laptop into a two-player clock. Choose a time control, such as 5 minutes or 15 minutes plus 10 seconds a move; Black taps to start White's clock, and each player taps their own half after moving. It adds the increment, counts moves and shows when a flag falls.
Black taps to start White's clock.
How to use it
- Choose a preset, or type the minutes each and the seconds added per move, and press Set.
- Put the device between you. Black taps their half to start White's clock.
- After each move, tap your own half (or press the space bar). Your clock stops, the increment is added, and your opponent's clock starts.
- Pause stops both clocks. Reset puts the chosen time back on both.
Questions
- What does "5 + 3" mean?
- Each player starts with 5 minutes and gets 3 seconds added after every move they make. This is called an increment, or Fischer time.
- What happens when the time runs out?
- The clock stops and shows whose time is up. That player loses on time, unless the opponent has no way left to give checkmate, in which case the game is a draw.
- Will my screen switch off during the game?
- The clock asks the browser to keep the screen on while a clock is running. Most current browsers allow it; if yours does not, raise the screen timeout in your device's settings.