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Good books on blitz/bullet?


  • 5 months ago · Quote · #1

    Wu-Man

    Hi, are there any good books on blitz/bullet?

     

    The only two that I have run across are:

    1) Bullet Chess: One Minute to mate by Hikaru Nakamura
    2) Blitz Theory: How to win at blitz chess by Jonathan Maxwell

    Any other suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #2

    Arctor

    Two is two too many Smile

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #3

    diogens

    Arctor wrote:

    Two is two too many 


    Exactly, bullet and blitz is not chess, it's another game. I would rather follow, if any, a chess960 book.

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #4

    Wu-Man

    Are there any good chess960 books then? Cause I can't seem to find any

    Only

    Play Stronger Chess by Examining Chess960: Usable Strategies of Fischer Random Chess Discovered

    And the author of that doesn't seem to be an authority on the subject :(

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #5

    benonidoni

    I think you can tell a great deal about a persons chess ability in a 5mn blitz game. Although the clock makes a big difference talent plays an important part. I would agree with you on bullet games. As fritz would say "Throw your pieces at me why don't you".

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #6

    Arctor

    benonidoni wrote:

    I think you can tell a great deal about a persons chess ability in a 5mn blitz game. Although the clock makes a big difference talent plays an important part. I would agree with you on bullet games. As fritz would say "Throw your pieces at me why don't you".


     Big is a massive understatement.

    But maybe I just wasn't born with a talent for time management...

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #7

    diogens

    Arctor wrote:
    benonidoni wrote:

    I think you can tell a great deal about a persons chess ability in a 5mn blitz game. Although the clock makes a big difference talent plays an important part. I would agree with you on bullet games. As fritz would say "Throw your pieces at me why don't you".


     Big is a massive understatement.

    But maybe I just wasn't born with a talent for time management...


    Is not  talent, just a big memory and quick brain (which is distinctive of younger players). Blitz is ok 4 Masters, they check openings. But an amateur can get biased. Play tricky in blitz and try to play soundly in classical. At least chess960 makes you think from the very begining.

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #8

    AnthonyCG

    diogens wrote:
    Arctor wrote:
    benonidoni wrote:

    I think you can tell a great deal about a persons chess ability in a 5mn blitz game. Although the clock makes a big difference talent plays an important part. I would agree with you on bullet games. As fritz would say "Throw your pieces at me why don't you".


     Big is a massive understatement.

    But maybe I just wasn't born with a talent for time management...


    Is not  talent, just a big memory and quick brain (which is distinctive of younger players). Blitz is ok 4 Masters, they check openings. But an amateur can get biased. Play tricky in blitz and try to play soundly in classical. At least chess960 makes you think from the very begining.


    Because it's obvious that all chess players play blitz this way... Undecided

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #9

    diogens

    AnthonyCG wrote:
    diogens wrote:
    Arctor wrote:
    benonidoni wrote:

    I think you can tell a great deal about a persons chess ability in a 5mn blitz game. Although the clock makes a big difference talent plays an important part. I would agree with you on bullet games. As fritz would say "Throw your pieces at me why don't you".


     Big is a massive understatement.

    But maybe I just wasn't born with a talent for time management...


    Is not  talent, just a big memory and quick brain (which is distinctive of younger players). Blitz is ok 4 Masters, they check openings. But an amateur can get biased. Play tricky in blitz and try to play soundly in classical. At least chess960 makes you think from the very begining.


    Because it's obvious that all chess players play blitz this way...


    No, but amateurs who play this way get a bonus rating. Just learn the KG, the Latvian, the Traxler Countergambit and some surprising openings like 1.b4. If your opening knowledge is not good enough you'll get hitted by this type of playing. Play poker instead and you'll earn some dough!!

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #10

    benonidoni

    diogens wrote:
    AnthonyCG wrote:
    diogens wrote:
    Arctor wrote:
    benonidoni wrote:

    I think you can tell a great deal about a persons chess ability in a 5mn blitz game. Although the clock makes a big difference talent plays an important part. I would agree with you on bullet games. As fritz would say "Throw your pieces at me why don't you".


     Big is a massive understatement.

    But maybe I just wasn't born with a talent for time management...


    Is not  talent, just a big memory and quick brain (which is distinctive of younger players). Blitz is ok 4 Masters, they check openings. But an amateur can get biased. Play tricky in blitz and try to play soundly in classical. At least chess960 makes you think from the very begining.


    Because it's obvious that all chess players play blitz this way...


    No, but amateurs who play this way get a bonus rating. Just learn the KG, the Latvian, the Traxler Countergambit and some surprising openings like 1.b4. If your opening knowledge is not good enough you'll get hitted by this type of playing. Play poker instead and you'll earn some dough!!


    I think if a player is using weak openings and looking at the clock he'll get burned playing against an experienced blitz player?

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #11

    Blundering

    I think the value of initiative and pressure is much greater relative to material as the game gets faster - hence gambit lines make a lot of sense in blitz.

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #12

    Wu-Man

    I agree with blundering... gambit lines are good in blitz and even better in bullet. However, playing gambit lines against someone higher rated than you by over 150 points or so is usually not a good idea... but still might catch them off guard nonetheless Smile

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #13

    waffllemaster

    Friend of mine's blitz strategy is totally opposite.  Goes for closed positions, and trades as often as possible... a totally defensive mindset.  Can be surprisingly frustrating as it seems he's always willing to make a draw... but he plays so fast due to never trying anything he's often ahead on time.

    Still comes down to skill of course, just pointing out a different POV.

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #14

    ZaidejasChEgis

    Wu-Man wrote:

    Any other suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!


    Russians had a very strong blitz player Chepukaitis. Some tell stories how he beat Tal in blitz matches. He wrote a book about how to win in blitz, though it is in Russian. Be like Fischer and learn Russian :D

    Some of his material is at http://www.gmchess.com/gmschool/lecture/chepuk.html

    However you should not dive in to much blitz strategies if your goal is to become strong in long games. It does not march well together.

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #15

    fburton

    Smart Chip from St. Petersburg!

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #16

    Wu-Man

    Thank you ZaidejasChEgis, I will look into it and see if there are translations... I doubt though D: but thanks anyway :)

  • 4 months ago · Quote · #17

    yugiohdark13

    diogens wrote:
    Arctor wrote:

    Two is two too many 


    Exactly, bullet and blitz is not chess, it's another game. I would rather follow, if any, a chess960 book.


    Blitz is still chess, and requires the same skills. However, it requires extra skills on top of that. Bullet can be a bit excessive, but both bullet and blitz require the ability to make a plan and carry it out, as well as tactical and opening knowledge. Supprise openings are useful, but a game, even in blitz, isn't just the opening. I really enjoy blitz, It's my favorite way to place chess, and I think it requires just as much skill as "real" chess.

    You don't have to be a master to avoid hanging pieces and counter unknown openings, but practice helps a lot. 


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