How to deal with time trouble

Hey guys today I am going to talk about time trouble which is a common problem for everyone in the rating ladder. The clock ⏰ is a very important part in the game of chess. 

You may be a very good chess player but lose games because you get short on time and make silly blunders and lose the game.

Suppose, Your playing a 10 min rapid game . You play your opening and your opponent plays a move that you've never faced or you're not comfortable playing the position and you think what to play spending your precious time. In the middlegame your opponent plays very well, You think about what do play, what to do next, how do I respond to my opponent's move and you're in time trouble and you're focusing on not to lose on time but you're less focused on the board and makes a blunder and there's no way to win the game 😔☹️. Now how did this happen, You were thinking in the opening and in the middlegame  Not every move requires spending a lot of time and not every move requires calculation. 

• Know your openings well                         

Thinking 🤔 in the opening is not good most of the time.

You can think where it is absolutely necessary to do so. 

But, thinking unnecessarily in the opening can lead to a very hard game.

The main reason for this is that they are out of book or don’t know the lines well and try to remember the moves over the board

• Know when to think 

Some positions can be played by strategic concepts, which involve very little calculation – just make sure you don’t blunder anything and you’re usually good to go. Learn to recognize these moments and you will save yourself a lot of time on the clock.

• Don't over calculate

When you get to a moment where you do have to calculate, it’s important that you don’t over-do it either.

This time trouble can occur in beginner games as well as in a World championship match.

Losses because of time trouble can be frustrating and I've experienced it too, pretty much everyone would've experienced it.

But overcoming these losses and improving is very important.

So remember these points and I hope your losses because of time trouble will be reduced 😊. 

Thank you for reading my blog and let me know what do think of this in the comments. 

Goodbye and Have a nice day 😃😃😃.