Blitz vs. Long

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18th March 2008, 11:54pm
#1
by ElGuero
Barcelona Spain
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 1105

On Live Chess I have the weirdest situation.  I've discovered that I am *terrible* at blitz chess.  My blitz rating is in the 1000s.  My long chess rating, on the other hand, is in the 1700s.  Anyone else have a similar rating (and skill) gap?  I find mine particularly hilarious.

19th March 2008, 12:20am
#2
by dmtChess
Western Samoa
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 2

Same here.  I seem to lose most of the games, that I do lose, on  time.

I do better with longer games.  Say, ten minute over five and so on. 

 


22nd March 2008, 07:06am
#3
by Gaby
Bayamon Puerto Rico
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 1024
That happen to me too, in long chess I have 1550, but in blitz!!?? like 900s
25th March 2008, 11:46pm
#4
by okmrbill
Toledo, Ohio United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 265
I fall somewhere in the middle...i play those long games like there blitz-games...at that proves costly...  so rating in the blitz is 1530+, but in the long game 1190... go figure.  I get frustrated and move poorly in both...and i know it's the time factor for both!   I think I enjoy watching them and laughing most :-)
26th March 2008, 12:37am
#5
by chewybac5
Buffalo, NY United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 247
Yeah I kinda have the opposite effect going on... im about a 1300 correspondence player, but im about 1700 blitz.... idk i guess I just prefer to play more quickly
26th March 2008, 02:05am
#6
by neb-c
Dublin City Ireland
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 2281
i don't get the live chess because the time doesn't get reseted when you do your move so i always lose because you do need to think about some moves for more than a minute
 

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