Getting Better at Blitz

I need advice on how to play blitz chess well. I tend to move pieces, thinking that it will be safe, just to realize after I have moved that the piece is under-guarded, and puts me in an awful position. If I put thought into my moves, I lose on time. If I don't, I get checkmated. What do I need to improve on? Is it just a matter of getting better at chess in general? Thanks

The secret in blitz is to continously set up traps and rebuff threats immediately once you see pieces coming in range with your king. Time is of the essence in a 2 min blitz try to creat threats one after the other.

Alright, so that would generally prevent checkmates and at least give me a goal, and at least win by time...got it

There is also a funny side to this...for example if you are ahead in time and the position is simple and you have the advantage, try strirring  for an endgame or remove the queens.Actually the basic forks, pins or discoveries are useful in the game because blitz is mostly tactics.Enjoy the game to avoid panic.

My secret for blitz it to play 14 min blitz....

I just played a 20 min game using those ideas, and it only lasted a few mintues, the other guy resigned, it worked! Yay! I have decided to work on tactics though, I keep forgetting how to use them well.

Practice makes perfect bro. People forget sometimes. Just concentrate and look out for the basics.Here's another one.. when he sacrifices and heads for an attack, keep your cool and dont' rush your pieces on the deffensive find ways on returning the piece back with you having a slight edge in the end game. If you believe that the sacrifice is unsound by all means take it.But if it is real "dead real" find a reffutation either by returning the sacrificed material or simplfy. It's a blitz game. The approach changes with 15min games though because things can turn positional.

Yeah I noticed I did well in the end. What really bugs me is that I really don't know what I'm doing until I happen to see something that could possibly go right, and then most of the time the other person sees it. I just need to get better at focusing, and not just moving a piece because I feel like it...I do that a lot

Actually, during that game, me and my brother were watching, and we were sitting there almost feeling bad for the other guy for some of the moves that were made. Although, I made my share of stupid moves, too. I didn't even see that I could take the rook

Yeah I've only played blitz...I don't know 4 times?

That's great advice. I'll remember that!

My brother and I played a blitz tournament at school. It was the first time we had ever played blitz. I played four games, but my brother won the whole thing. I really had no clue what I was doing then! I wish I would have known that up there ↑↑↑

im the same.

Tactics trainer might be able to help you out a little.  It uses a clock and you are given a position and you are to try to find the best position.  :)

I'm awful at the tactics trainer, but I guess I just need more practice. I think I'm finally starting to understand what "see the whole board" means. I think I just need the right people to play against.

My friends who are now NMs used to tell me so that I could be able to tell my kids, that when we play we should always look and setup traps as often as we can and avoid unclear positions.And most importantly is to be able to list our games especially the ones we lost. Analyse them objectively, we may not be precise in our analysis but as we progress and continue this attitude towards the game we would be surprised that what we thought a week ago about the game that we analyzed missed a few clear shots (WHew... i hope you could breath while reading this.lol)Then we will know that we are improving. But its just the start there are three phases of the game we should master or at least be able to hold our own namely: Opening, middle game and endgame. How i wish i could play you to size you up on your capabilities but my work just gives me a few minutes in chess.

I was thinking of analyzing my games when I have more free time, that's why I like it that this site keeps the records of your games. It makes it a lot easier.