Bullet is anything below 2+1 I believe. Rapid is anything above 10+0 and blitz is anything in the middle.
Increment can make it a bit more tricky but they're usually pretty good rules of thumb I find.
Differences between Blitz, Rapid and Bullet
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Sep 8, 2020
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EBowie wrote:
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what are the general differences in the categorization of Blitz vs. Rapid vs. Bullet?
I'm just looking for the most general description...Thanks
https://support.chess.com/article/330-why-are-there-different-ratings-in-live-chess
Sep 8, 2020
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bullet is under 3 mins
blitz is 10 mins and under
rapid is anything else... at least on this site.
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what are the general differences in the categorization of Blitz vs. Rapid vs. Bullet?
I'm just looking for the most general description...Thanks