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Over the Board · Oct 8, 2026 · 9 min
What Is Increment in Chess? The Official Wording, Notation and Sizes (2026)
Increment is time added to your chess clock with every move. Here is the exact FIDE and US Chess wording, how Chess.com and Lichess write it, the usual sizes and the rules it changes.
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