diff --git a/kaggle_environments/envs/chess/chess.json b/kaggle_environments/envs/chess/chess.json
index 2b16c048..536cb420 100644
--- a/kaggle_environments/envs/chess/chess.json
+++ b/kaggle_environments/envs/chess/chess.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         "description": "Obsolete field kept for backwards compatibility, please use observation.remainingOverageTime.",
         "type": "number",
         "minimum": 0,
-        "default": 10
+        "default": 20
       }
     },
     "reward": {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "defaults": ["white", "black"],
         "enum": ["white", "black"]
       },
-      "remainingOverageTime": 10
+      "remainingOverageTime": 20
     },
     "action": {
       "description": "Move in UCI notation (e.g., e2e4)",
diff --git a/kaggle_environments/envs/chess/chess.py b/kaggle_environments/envs/chess/chess.py
index d16eff63..91fc109a 100644
--- a/kaggle_environments/envs/chess/chess.py
+++ b/kaggle_environments/envs/chess/chess.py
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@ def interpreter(state, env):
         seen_positions = defaultdict(int)
         game_start_position = math.floor(random.random() * len(OPENINGS))
         state[0].observation.board = OPENINGS[game_start_position]
-        state[0].observation.remainingOverageTime = 10
         state[1].observation.board = OPENINGS[game_start_position]
-        state[1].observation.remainingOverageTime = 10
         return state
 
     if state[0].status == ACTIVE and state[1].status == ACTIVE: