Bullet is not Real Chess

But on the same token there are those who think bullet is all about playing memorized lines lmao.  So the fact it it is described from every end of the spectrum could be considered subjective indeed,  but it also means its chess.  

As far as chess being intended to be played without a clock.  Every sport we know of today has gone through stages of evolution,  and its always to improve the game.  Clocks being introduced to chess can be argued as an improvement to make the game more "real"  and less "fake".    Meaning more sporting,  fair and competitive.   Because what many in this community call a "perfect" or "accurate" game,   to many means fake and inhuman.

TO me the best time control is the balance between the two extremes,   which will get shorter as inevitably the longer time controls get shortened further as they have been throughout the years.  So for me the best time controls to judge true chess strength are blitz online,  and  rapid OTB.

Many say that.  Jimemy said as much in this very thread that you didn't bother to read.   Hard to argue against that though,  since its what most of the super GM's prefer to play online.  Are you one of those ignorant guys that that think they all play "fake" chess to avoid cheaters and cause they dont' have enough time to play longer games?  lmao....   They even have fun playing it in OTB.  Its not just arm speed as an above poster facetiously claimed,  its processing speed.  

Bullet is for young people, old timers have their reflexes depleted through time.

How do you explain that, at least under a certain age, most people FIDE rating in evey type of time controls (outside correspondence) are comparable?

Strong bullet players are strong classical players and vice-versa.

You touch on a good point here.  Anybody who says bullet is not real chess,  but then says chess should be played with increments,  are exposing themselves as hypocrites.

I don't like increments either but for different reasons.  In my case I feel increments encourage stalling and unreasonable draws. But like you I also think its ludicrous the faster player gets time added to his clock.

Csn't say I agree. It's still chess, but on a different level. No need to be a snob about the playing times

@Koshmot,  come read this guys post and then tell me I'm paranoid again.   You need to learn to be aware of whats going on around you and not walk around so blind and ignorant.

Again some people say bullet is just about memorizing lines,  some say its just about fast mouse movement. Some say its both.   Its all opinion,   but because its so subjective imo you can't argue its not chess.

I personally don't like to play or watch bullet as a fan.  I have no interest in it.    But I do respect the difficulty needed to play it, especially given the fact the super GM's prefer it because imo it has the highest learning curve and widest skill gap.  

True, you simply have to know your set moves, but there is also the need to be creative, and fast

Nepo said as much during the WCC.   now I guess its debateable how difficult it is to play since I have no experience playing it myself.  But it certainly is hard for me to follow whats going on in a bullet game as a fan.  You also can't argue that it doesn't have the widest skill gap or that the super GM's can consistently dominate most in that time format implying it has a huge learning curve.  Especially when we see many top classical OTB players crumble when trying to play it online with no experience in it.

Fast movement is a skill as well though.   Although I can't argue with what you said.  Magnus Carlsen himself said intuition comes from experience and knowledge.   But your claim means bullet is chess which is the topic of this thread.  Whether we like it or not.