page_title: Fast chess
hierarchical_section_title: Fast chess
caption_attribution_description: "Russian Paul" (left) plays Jonathan Corbblah (right) bullet chess in Union Square, Manhattan
context_page_description: Fast chess is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow. Fast chess is further subdivided, by decreasing time controls, into rapid chess, blitz chess, and bullet chess. Armageddon chess is a particular variation in which different rules apply for each of the two players.
  The 2019 world rapid chess and blitz chess champion is Magnus Carlsen from Norway, who is also the classical chess world champion. Koneru Humpy from India is the 2019 women's world rapid champion, and Kateryna Lagno from Russia is the 2019 women's world blitz champion.
context_section_description: Fast chess is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than normal tournament time controls allow.  Fast chess is further subdivided, by decreasing time controls, into rapid chess, blitz chess, and bullet chess. Armageddon chess is a particular variation in which different rules apply for each of the two players.
  The 2019 world rapid chess and blitz chess champion is Magnus Carlsen from Norway, who is also the classical chess world champion. Koneru Humpy from India is the 2019 women's world rapid champion, and Kateryna Lagno from Russia is the 2019 women's world blitz champion.
caption: Spectators watch as a street chess player (left) plays bullet chess with  Jonathan Corbblah in Union Square, Manhattan.
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