Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: He is a noted player of bullet chess ( 2\/3 minutes a side ) , and three times Azerbaijani national chess champion ( 1995 , 1996 and in 1998 ) .
Simplified: He is a noted player of Bullet chess and three times Azerbaijani national chess champion ( 1995 , 1996 and in 1998 ) .