Best mouse for Bullet and Hyper Bullet chess?

Any recommendations?

This is what I use

Nice! That thing is a monster. Not sure about the cable though, but at the same time, batteries running out during a game (and constantly having to replace them) is an issue.

I hear the best keyboard skills are faster than a mouse. Also, cable might faster than wireless?

The big question is whether Hikaru Nakamura uses a wireless mouse or a wired mouse.

Or types the moves. For a proficient typist, the fastest way.

I understand a wired mouse to be more reliable and faster.

I recommend you to get a real mouse and train it to bite you whenever you play blitz or bullet.

Do you charge for your recommendations?

How exactly do you make a move by typing?

Anyway, I have both a wireless mouse and a wired mouse and both are plugged in at the same time. I use the wireless one and I keep the other nearby in case I run out of battery power.

With the wireless mouse (at least the crappy one I have, a small Kinobo one which I bought because it does not make the clicking sound), you have to have relatively fresh batteries because when the batteries are low, you get a decrease in response time every once in a while. It's a serious disadvantage.

For me, it's easier to play with a wired mouse, though the cable should not be in your way when moving it.

Type exactly as in algebraic notation. Short cuts can be created. One key stroke completes a move. Eliminates the necessity (and time) of moving the mouse.

The mouse doesn't really matter, in my opinion. You get used to whatever you play with the most.

I play bullet fine enough with the trackpad on my MacBook.

Having a good (non-laggy) internet connection sure helps, though.

BlunderLots wrote:

The mouse doesn't really matter, in my opinion. You get used to whatever you play with the most.

I play bullet fine enough with the trackpad on my MacBook.

Having a good (non-laggy) internet connection sure helps, though.

A superior mouse absolutely does matter if you want to compete vs the very best in bullet. Every 10th of a second adds up.

Well, I'll admit, I don't know what it takes to compete against the very best in bullet. That's the 3000 level. I'm only at the 2200 level. Huge difference. Maybe at that point, an expensive mouse is a must.

But, I do know that, at the sub-2300 level, I can premove fine with any trackpad or mouse. 0.1 sec per move. Can't get much faster than that.

When I lose on time, it's usually because I spent too much time thinking during the game.

The only exception would be if your mouse (or trackpad) lags or gets stuck or something. In which case, yes, it's time to get something that works.

A fast connection is 1st priority. A slow mouse I guess could be said to lag. Lag generally refers to ping time. Never heard of a mouse getting stuck. A mouse made for gaming certainly has advantages. A previous poster suggested 2 as being highly recommend. Senseativity and speed I reckon.

I don't imagine a player would likely fess up to entering moves with keyboard strokes. Keyboards can be programed, individualized to a persons specific mannerisms. With practice, a single tap must be faster than using a mouse.

To start, a signal gets relayed to the keyboard from the mouse.

It's $10

Put it on my tab.

How about this "technique"?

After seeing opponents 1st move, a player has programmed into the keyboard 3 or more premoves that are enabled by a single tap of a key. If a illegal move is reguested, because the opponent diviated, the seguence ends and a legal move is made.

If you knew your opponent played the Berlin by example, and stuck to a main line, why heck... tap a key and 20 premoves are made in the blink of an eye!