There's a couple of score keepers, recording the moves and keeping track of the time with a stop-watch. Typical time limits in qualifying rounds are 5 or 6 hours each for the game, in title matches 9 or 10 hours with the play over two days. If a player uses less than a minute it's counted as "no time" and nothing is deducted from their allotment, so when a player has used all his time he carrys on playing within a minute per move.
(hide) In the mood for a quick game that is guaranteed to finish within 2 hours? Create a new game of your preference, select the Time for game and set Time to 0 days / 1 hour, Bonus to 0 days / 0 hours and Limit to 0 days / 1 hours. (TeamBundy) (show all tips)