Teacher: Time is not limited to the minutes on a chess clock. Generally, it refers to this chessic rule of thumb: Try to gain time, and try to avoid losing it. If you make your opponent move a piece to a poor square, or back to where it came from, without making any concessions yourself, you gain time. If you force your opponent to stop his plans and start responding to yours, you gain time. If your pieces are better developed than your opponent’s, you’re probably ahead in time. If you have freedom and can do whatever you want, you most likely have the edge in time. But if you must wait to see
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