User summary Chess - the Speedgame, also known as Speedchess, is played using the normal rules of chess with one exception -- the board consists of only 6 rows and 5 columns rather than the usual 8x8 board. Each player has 5 pawns, 1 king, 1 queen, 1 bishop, 1 knight, and 1 rook. The players can decide if they want to play with a time limit of 20 or 60 seconds per turn, or if they want to play with no time limit.