10 minute chess is not enough for an improving player

what do you mean rapid is to long? rapid is too short

But officially, 10:01|0 is rapid.

I don't think one second makes much difference, what does make the difference is that most people play right on the boundary between blitz and rapid.

(Personally, I would prefer it if there was a non-custom 10|2 time control, but there isn't so I use 10|0 instead).

90/30 is the best time control but not the sort of time control you want to play online

Exactly you want short games online long games in otb tournaments

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"you want short games online" ++ Yes, but how short?
15|10? 10|0? 5|3? 5|0? 3|2? 3|0? 1|0? 0.5|0?
The shorter the time control, the more the focus goes from checkmate to winning on time.

I often play 10-20 min and I think that is enough for an improving player.

Different strokes for different folks. There can be many variables involved in deciding what time control is best for you. I would never presume to tell somebody else which one to choose. Having said that ... https://www.chess.com/blog/fowgre/its-fast-its-fun-but-is-it-chess?

@fowgre exactly different time controls for different people if you like to play fast blitz chess night be better but if you like to use your time and think rapid might be a better time formmate or if you hyper focus rapid would also be bad due to tunnel vision (it depends on he person )

Fair it is a lie tho that blitz is not helpful (in rapid I outclass 1600-1800 otb rating) I don't have a real otb rating but in rapid (not talking about chess.com) I'm about 2000 rn I just wouldn't take the advice that "only real time control is rapid" since that is what most people seam to be saying anything is good just do the time control you learn the best in /fastest in

Chess is not an online game, and online games can last long.

Other than that, your statement was extremely accurate.

True

You can get better at tactical and positional chess while playing 10 minute chess. However both sides will make errors and fail to notice errors simply because there isn't enough time to properly calculate the moves.

What I am learning right now is based on where I go wrong and how I go wrong. The only way you can learn is to look at those moments and try to figure out the right idea and moves instead.

I don't really have the time or patience to play 15/10 and 30/0 atm but its definitely better to play those time formats because 10/0 is often determined by sloppy play and low clock situations.

Indeed. In my own small way, I can see it very well in this period that, due to lack of time, I almost only play blitz.

When I play 15|10 and even slower, the blunder is almost never missing, but it is due to distraction.

When I play blitz, I do a lot of blunders and mistaks exactly because I don't have time to check well that my pieces are not under threat, that there's a fork that my opponent can make, that I'm about to take a corridor checkmate, etc.