What is Bullet Chess?

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KenJen100
I’m new to this and I don’t know what I am letting myself in for. What is Blitz Chess and how does it differ from Bullet Chess.
Chess.com is great but it’s missing and introduction to all these different formats for beginners.
DejarikDreams

The difference is the amount of time to play. Bullet games are under 3 minutes, while blitz games are usually between 3 and 5 minutes.

KenJen100

Ok, thanks. I've played Daily and Rapid (30 minute) formats so far. I guess Blitz and Bullet are just faster. I'll give it a go when I am short of time but fancy a game. I've just googled Chess960 - that's a wierd one.

DejarikDreams

I like Chess960 because it keeps the principles of the game and throws out the memorized opening lines.

erikloser01
My Elo is low cause I want it that way lol
erikloser01
Blitz and rapid is not really recommended for really new players
erikloser01
I have been playing chess for a a year or two but I joined chess.com late cause I didn’t know there was a website lol i usually play with my friends at hangouts with blitz or rapid and I absolutely bad bad at blitz that’s all I can say
erikloser01
I have clock but they are so expensive for some reason
KenJen100

Thanks Eric 🙂

whiteknight1968

Bullet chess is reducing the world's greatest board game to the level of Candy Crush by taking analysis out of the game entirely and reducing it to pure intuition. Which is why I have never played it.

ice_cream_cake
erikloser01 wrote:
Blitz and rapid is not really recommended for really new players

you mean blitz and bullet* i suppose