Which openings do you use in blitz and quick games and why? Do you use the same openings you use in correspondence or long games? Do you use unusual openings you are familiar to to make your opponent lose time?

 I, myself, when playing black, use in those games the same openings I use everywhere else (the Sicilian and the QGA or the KID), simply because I'm familiar to them and I can make about ten moves without thinking. Though, with white, I think I shouldn't start with 1. d4 in that kind of game because it generally leads to closed games which more frequently may be decided by time, not by checkmate... So I'm thinking about trying the Vienna Game when possible or maybe learning the Orangutan.

I play g4, a4, h4, b4, a3, Na3, a4, d3, e3, Nh3, and h3, but not all the same time.  As Black, I like ...a6, ...b6, and e4 g5.  All great for blitz.

I play the same openings. If I wanted to become a "lightning expert" (1+0 chess) I would memorize a separate tricky repertoire--but that's not my purpose.

Gabriel_dCF> "Though, with white, I think I shouldn't start with 1. d4 in that kind of game because it generally leads to closed games"

I add a small increment (I use +12, but many use +5 to try to simulate OTB) and that's enough to ensure games are only rarely decided by the clock--although, of course, I make many more mistakes than I would in a long game. :)

shiggsyo wrote: I like to learn new openings when I play short games. This one is usually a winner though: 1. e4 e5 2. Ke2

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  This opening is so good I use it in my normal games too, lol...