why do you use a clock in chess
Chess clock
short
to keep track of the total time each player takes for his or her own moves , and ensure that neither player overly delays the game
A chess clock consists of two adjacent clocks with buttons to stop one clock while starting the other , so that the two clocks never run simultaneously . Chess clocks are used in chess and other two - player games where the players move in turn . The purpose is to keep track of the total time each player takes for his or her own moves , and ensure that neither player overly delays the game .