Editing Time control (section)

==== Increment and delay methods ====
These are the timing methods most often used in chess.

In '''increment''' (also known as '''bonus''' and '''Fischer''', after [[Bobby Fischer]]'s patent on it), a specified amount of time is added to the player's main time after each move, unless the player's main time ran out before they completed their move. For example, if the time control is "G/90;inc30" (90 minutes of main time per player, with a 30-second increment each move), each player gets an additional 30 seconds added to their main time after each move, unless the player's main time ran out first. This is often notated as a "90+30" time control, with the first number indicating the minutes on the clock at the start of the game, followed by the number of seconds added to the clock per move.

Under [[FIDE]] and US Chess rules, each player gets the increment for the first move as well. For example, with "G/3;inc2", each player starts with three minutes and two seconds on the first move. Not all digital [[chess clock]]s automatically give the increment for the first move; for those that don't, the increment time has to be added manually.