Fischer Timing is the time system where
Players' remaining time
5 minutes plus 30 seconds bonus.
# Time Used ------------------ 1 5:00 1:00 2 4:30 1:20 3 3:40 2:40 4 1:30 0:10 5 1:50 0:20 6 2:00 0:30 7 2:00 2:00 8 0:00 lost
If it were only one second less in step 7, life would continue with 0:31 on the clock.
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