but your argument is illogical based on an evaluation of evidence, either these players are lucky all the time or they are particularly skilful at the type of chess they play. Of course this type of chess is not for everyone, first world correspondence chess champion CJ Purdy was notoriously poor at speed play, but to dismiss their skill in terms of luck I don't think can be substantiated, not unless these fellows are lucky more than the players they beat and to a superlative degree.
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Bullet chess is gambling and there are methods to winning at gambling just as in bullet chess. Chess is not a race and tossing pieces around the board as fast as possible is not something I would refer to as, "skill". The methods used to winning at bullet chess are diametrically opposite to the thinking and skill that is used in the game of chess.
The predominance of bullet chess, (especially amongst the younger crowd who seem to have zero patience for anything anymore, including reading), is destroying chess. Brilliant games take time to create, hours of thinking and calculating. Bullet chess isn't any of that of course. The greatest games of all time weren't produced from silly bullet chess games, such as Bobby Fischer's Game of the Century below, which took hours to complete. Games like this would never have been created in bullet chess. Chess is not a race and to toss pieces around the board as quickly as possible hurts anyone's game and is destroying chess in general. This is tragic, as chess is an art and the artistry displayed in Bobby Fischer's game below will never be repeated with the advent of bullet chess.
The Game of the Century
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsaD8GLw0qw
I was so pleased with this result I had to share it.
A game I played against a friend from the Philippines. Richard defended very well but I missed a mate in three, should have played 20.Bh8!
Yes, the world is full of good gamblers, but that doesn't meant I would suddenly enjoy gambling.