My aged perceptual scanning and processing engine is too slow for blitz So playing daily games only.
Yet faster time controls are necessary to play from time to time as they assist much better performance in OTB zeitnot situations.
Naidorf and Tal playing blitz
I’ve been more focused on study than play the past three weeks and have had fewer days where I play game after game for an hour or more.
So far in 2025, I have played 18 rapid games, which are my usual daily fare. My score is 16 wins, one draw, and one loss.
However, I’ve played 82 blitz games. A decade ago, I would play 3-5,000 or more blitz games every year. Since 2020, I’ve focused more on rapid.
Through the first eight days on 2025, I limited my blitz. Usually one game per day. Two days with four. I had 12 wins, one draw, and two losses. Then, I played nine games on 9 January, losing six and winning three.
The past three days, I have two or three lengthy sessions of games after game. My record for these three days was 25 wins, four draws, and 28 losses.
Binging does not help my game. But, sometimes it is necessary.