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Preparing for tournament - Help!
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"My main openings"
++ ... are totally irrelevant. In 5|0 blitz you can play anything. 4 rounds mean 2 white and 2 black, so maybe one Giuoco Pianissimo, one Sicilian, one King's Indian, and one Petroff.
"Advice on what I should do?" ++ Play 5|0 practice games against a strong engine.
Oct 20, 2022
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tygxc wrote:
@1
"My main openings"
++ ... are totally irrelevant. In 5|0 blitz you can play anything. 4 rounds mean 2 white and 2 black, so maybe one Giuoco Pianissimo, one Sicilian, one King's Indian, and one Petroff.
"Advice on what I should do?" ++ Play 5|0 practice games against a strong engine.
I think openings matter quite a bit in blitz. The better you are at an opening, the easier it is for you to play. It also makes it easier to find a good plan if you know the opening well.
Also, you should do fast tactics - puzzle rushes or puzzle storms on another site - in order to quickly recognize tactics in blitz.
Good luck in your tournament!
My first OTB tournament is in two weeks, and I don't know how to prepare for it. It is a 5/0 blitz, with 4 rounds. My main openings are the Giuoco Pianissimo (for white), the King's Indian, and the Petroff (for black). Advice on what I should do?