Although standardised rules to govern international competitive chess had begun to be codified by the mid 19th century, the question of timed play remained a vexing issue with sand timer and other improvised methods proving manifestly inadequate. It would not be until 1883 in England that a timing device analogous to the modern chess clock was devised. This triumph of Victorian ingenuity effectively eliminated the blight of cogitating players consuming exhorbitant amounts of time in deciding their moves—finally the fight would be fair while sparing all from exhaustion.

Gambit Chess Supplies stocks Australia's definitive range of international name digital electronic and analogue mechanical timers for chess or other two-player games. And if you're a multi-player game fan you're provided for as well—the DGT Pyramid and Cube will get you with the program.

Also available are DGT electronic chess boards (e-Boards) that can accept as an option either a DGT 3000 professional chess clock or a DGT Pi master chess computer with integral DGT 3000.