5 basic steps to become good at bullet

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1. Make good moves

2. Rhythm

3. premoves are only for recapture

4. Play longer time controls 

5. Study endgames

 

**The third rule is a variation of a Nakamura teaching. 

 

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After 10,000 bullet games over the last year you're rated 1000 in bullet.

So the results speak for themselves.

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A post wrought with truth, inaccuracies and highlighted with passive aggression. Thank You

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premoves only for recapture? please explain to me why?

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I don't follow any of those tips and almost 1500 in bullet

 

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power_9_the_people wrote:

premoves only for recapture? please explain to me why?

Well If you premove normal moves then the problem is that your opponent might play another move than you anticipated and you will probably be in a losing position. When you premove a recapture 2 things can happen. 1) Your opponent captures the piece you recapture the piece and no harm done. 2) Your opponent plays another move then your premove gets cancelled and you still have your move. That's the reason you should premove only recaptures.

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premoves are NOT only for recapture.

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shloksinha wrote:
power_9_the_people wrote:

premoves only for recapture? please explain to me why?

Well If you premove normal moves then the problem is that your opponent might play another move than you anticipated and you will probably be in a losing position. When you premove a recapture 2 things can happen. 1) Your opponent captures the piece you recapture the piece and no harm done. 2) Your opponent plays another move then your premove gets cancelled and you still have your move. That's the reason you should premove only recaptures.

I don't think  I understand . I was always premoving everything possible and now I do premoves the least possible. But the reason is not the fear of finding myself in a losing position, the reason for not doing premoves is not to make my opponent feel like they're playing  a crazy premover person

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B1ZMARK wrote:

premoves are NOT only for recapture.

It is a good rule to follow. In games I break my own rules, when a premove becomes a mistake it is (many times) not a simple mistake, but a blunder. Resulting in a losing position. 

 

You can make your own rules. 

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Epiloque wrote:

This is like a fat personal trainer giving you weight loss advice. 

Speech 100

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power_9_the_people wrote:
shloksinha wrote:
power_9_the_people wrote:

premoves only for recapture? please explain to me why?

Well If you premove normal moves then the problem is that your opponent might play another move than you anticipated and you will probably be in a losing position. When you premove a recapture 2 things can happen. 1) Your opponent captures the piece you recapture the piece and no harm done. 2) Your opponent plays another move then your premove gets cancelled and you still have your move. That's the reason you should premove only recaptures.

I don't think  I understand . I was always premoving everything possible and now I do premoves the least possible. But the reason is not the fear of finding myself in a losing position, the reason for not doing premoves is not to make my opponent feel like they're playing  a crazy premover person

Hello @power

 

I haven't a clue what a "crazy premover person" is. 😉 I am one. Some games I will make a point to premove every move and will either win on time or have a good laugh. 😂 

 

Any premove could prove a mistake by opponents good or bad move. Typically if you make the best move a premove should be fine, but not always. Hence the rule minimizing risk. 

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Epiloque wrote:

This is like a fat personal trainer giving you weight loss advice. 

No. It's not. This is a display. 

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talliholic wrote:

I don't follow any of those tips and almost 1500 in bullet

 

This guy deleted his account but this is a perfect example of a troll. You cannot reach 1500 in bullet without following rule #1. 

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"premoves only for recapture"

laughs in 10 second

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Ixneilosophye wrote:
talliholic wrote:

I don't follow any of those tips and almost 1500 in bullet

 

This guy deleted his account but this is a perfect example of a troll. You cannot reach 1500 in bullet without following rule #1. 

Or you can just move pawns in hyperbullet and end up winning.

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+1

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Follow main lines for as long as you can and the opportunities present themselves 🥱
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make fast but good moves

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Zjlm1015 wrote:
Follow main lines for as long as you can and the opportunities present themselves 🥱

Just when you thought the advice couldn't get any worse..

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you don't have to be rude