You can play longer time control like 30 mins or 60 mins so that you can calculate and think longer.
Hello I'm new, what time control should I play?
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Nov 11, 2020
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If you want to improve, you should stick to slower time controls such as 15+10 as it gives you more time to think. You should also do more tactics and read more books, because most games are decided by tactical means. Also check your moves at the end to make sure it is not a blunder, or your not missing anything.
Nov 11, 2020
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wolfweb wrote:
Just started playing again after a break of only 20 years. (Watched Queens Gambit series). I was bad 20 years ago and unsuprisingly I've found I'm still bad. I've been playing the 10 minute time control. I seem to make a lot of blunders. How can I improve?
Play slow time controls.
Thank you all for taking the time to reply. I'll try the 30 min games.
Nov 12, 2020
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wolfweb wrote:
Just started playing again after a break of only 20 years. (Watched Queens Gambit series). I was bad 20 years ago and unsuprisingly I've found I'm still bad. I've been playing the 10 minute time control. I seem to make a lot of blunders. How can I improve?
You should play longer games - 30 minutes or even better 60 minutes per side. You do not have to play many of these games. If you have the time 1 game daily is ok, if not - 1 every 2 days.
If you need a guide on how to improve, here you go:
https://www.chess.com/blog/nklristic/the-beginners-tale-first-steps-to-chess-improvement
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obviously kidding
30 min people might stall if ur winning, 10/5?
Nov 12, 2020
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#11
if you are blundering in 10m games then you should play 1m bullet to improve..
XD
Nov 12, 2020
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#13
Play some longer games like 15|10 or 30 min if you want to get better.
Nov 12, 2020
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#14
My rule of thumb is: only play time controls that give you enough time to be sure that each move you choose to make is the BEST one you can find. For my money, 15+10 or 30-minute rapid games are ideal. I play mostly rapid for serious play, but do 5-minute blitz to practice my instinctive play and to try out new openings.
3 min blitz is fun, but how do u play rapid when i play rapid i move as fast as a blitz game
Nov 12, 2020
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Calamity_Destroyer wrote:
3 min blitz is fun, but how do u play rapid when i play rapid i move as fast as a blitz game
You can take your time, or still play like how you play in blitz
saw that b4 anyway, this is a blitz game against a 1550: https://www.chess.com/live/game/5732993258
Just started playing again after a break of only 20 years. (Watched Queens Gambit series). I was bad 20 years ago and unsuprisingly I've found I'm still bad. I've been playing the 10 minute time control. I seem to make a lot of blunders. How can I improve?