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Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#21

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

dfgh123 wrote:

To reach 2000 blitz you probably have to do it before you reach age 20

I started playing chess at 30 with breaks in between. If we'd remove break then I'd say that I'm in chess for around 4-5 years. And I'm 37 now.

Do you have any advice to get to 2200 rapid? should I be focusing more on openings, middlegame strategy, or endgame technique?

Usually correct answer is "work on everything". But if you want a specific advice then... sorry, I can't do that because I don't know anything about you. I'm not your coach, lol.

P.S.

Just opened up one of your latest games:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/87589379987?username=chessislikefire

You should do something with understanding basic opening principles. This games shows that you don't understand them well.

I do understand them well? How don't I?

Did you even try to look at that game? How can you say that you understand opening principles well after that?

What even are opening principles. I looked at that game and I think it was relatively good.

It was good?? Almost every move in the opening was a mistake.

So, you don't even know what opening principles are all about?

I just started playing c4 on my own a few days ago, without any knowledge of any theory. This looked like some kind of Scandinavian so I played it like a Scandinavian.

Play your fianchetto set-up/Reversed Dragon if you want to keep it in English territory and preserve good winning chances.

If you do deviate from the English, yes, play off opening principles and chess fundamentals.

White is doing well against the Anglo-Scandinavian either way.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/24620535969

Why do you play 5+5 blitz instead of 3+0?

15/10 is super fast enough for me, imagine how 3/0 would feel?

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#22

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

dfgh123 wrote:

To reach 2000 blitz you probably have to do it before you reach age 20

I started playing chess at 30 with breaks in between. If we'd remove break then I'd say that I'm in chess for around 4-5 years. And I'm 37 now.

Do you have any advice to get to 2200 rapid? should I be focusing more on openings, middlegame strategy, or endgame technique?

Usually correct answer is "work on everything". But if you want a specific advice then... sorry, I can't do that because I don't know anything about you. I'm not your coach, lol.

P.S.

Just opened up one of your latest games:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/87589379987?username=chessislikefire

You should do something with understanding basic opening principles. This games shows that you don't understand them well.

I do understand them well? How don't I?

Did you even try to look at that game? How can you say that you understand opening principles well after that?

What even are opening principles. I looked at that game and I think it was relatively good.

It was good?? Almost every move in the opening was a mistake.

So, you don't even know what opening principles are all about?

I just started playing c4 on my own a few days ago, without any knowledge of any theory. This looked like some kind of Scandinavian so I played it like a Scandinavian.

Play your fianchetto set-up/Reversed Dragon if you want to keep it in English territory and preserve good winning chances.

If you do deviate from the English, yes, play off opening principles and chess fundamentals.

White is doing well against the Anglo-Scandinavian either way.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/24620535969

Why do you play 5+5 blitz instead of 3+0?

15/10 is super fast enough for me, imagine how 3/0 would feel?

That is silly, kiddo! 15/10 is quite long. In classical you might be like 1800, but you are 1200 in blitz. Sad, people will be laughing at you for your bad blitz skills. Not everyone plays classical, so Idk how people will take you seriously when you are 1200 in blitz. Oh and you are too scared to play actual blitz and just play this 5 min + 5 sec increment nonsense!

No offense, but you should try playing actual blitz and improve your rating before acting like you know so much.

I have been working towards expanding my skill set for 90/30 OTB and choose not to compromise my progress for the moment.

The shallow skill set, techniques and tricks in speed chess won’t cut it for OTB. Go play and find out!

I don’t see why I should compromise my visualization and calculations abilities for speed chess?

I would rather be 1800 classical then 2000 rapid online.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#23

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

dfgh123 wrote:

To reach 2000 blitz you probably have to do it before you reach age 20

I started playing chess at 30 with breaks in between. If we'd remove break then I'd say that I'm in chess for around 4-5 years. And I'm 37 now.

Do you have any advice to get to 2200 rapid? should I be focusing more on openings, middlegame strategy, or endgame technique?

Usually correct answer is "work on everything". But if you want a specific advice then... sorry, I can't do that because I don't know anything about you. I'm not your coach, lol.

P.S.

Just opened up one of your latest games:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/87589379987?username=chessislikefire

You should do something with understanding basic opening principles. This games shows that you don't understand them well.

I do understand them well? How don't I?

Did you even try to look at that game? How can you say that you understand opening principles well after that?

What even are opening principles. I looked at that game and I think it was relatively good.

It was good?? Almost every move in the opening was a mistake.

So, you don't even know what opening principles are all about?

I just started playing c4 on my own a few days ago, without any knowledge of any theory. This looked like some kind of Scandinavian so I played it like a Scandinavian.

Play your fianchetto set-up/Reversed Dragon if you want to keep it in English territory and preserve good winning chances.

If you do deviate from the English, yes, play off opening principles and chess fundamentals.

White is doing well against the Anglo-Scandinavian either way.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/24620535969

Why do you play 5+5 blitz instead of 3+0?

15/10 is super fast enough for me, imagine how 3/0 would feel?

That is silly, kiddo! 15/10 is quite long. In classical you might be like 1800, but you are 1200 in blitz. Sad, people will be laughing at you for your bad blitz skills. Not everyone plays classical, so Idk how people will take you seriously when you are 1200 in blitz. Oh and you are too scared to play actual blitz and just play this 5 min + 5 sec increment nonsense!

No offense, but you should try playing actual blitz and improve your rating before acting like you know so much.

I have been working towards expanding my skill set for 90/30 OTB and choose not to compromise my progress for the moment.

The skill set, techniques and tricks in speed chess won’t cut it for OTB.

I don’t see why I should compromise my visualization and calculations abilities for speed chess?

When you play blitz you typically play a lot of games in a row which means it can be great for training openings and memorizing them. blitz also provides lots of opportunities for you to practice and improve their tactical skills.

And Improved pattern recognition;

Speed chess can help you to quickly find and recognize patterns, a skill which can be applied to non-blitz games as well.

You also have Increased ability to think under pressure

It’s your call.

You can have a high online rating and low OTB rating. I prefer the opposite.

It’s not abnormal for 2000 online chess players to fail at 1200 OTB.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#24

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

dfgh123 wrote:

To reach 2000 blitz you probably have to do it before you reach age 20

I started playing chess at 30 with breaks in between. If we'd remove break then I'd say that I'm in chess for around 4-5 years. And I'm 37 now.

Do you have any advice to get to 2200 rapid? should I be focusing more on openings, middlegame strategy, or endgame technique?

Usually correct answer is "work on everything". But if you want a specific advice then... sorry, I can't do that because I don't know anything about you. I'm not your coach, lol.

P.S.

Just opened up one of your latest games:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/87589379987?username=chessislikefire

You should do something with understanding basic opening principles. This games shows that you don't understand them well.

I do understand them well? How don't I?

Did you even try to look at that game? How can you say that you understand opening principles well after that?

What even are opening principles. I looked at that game and I think it was relatively good.

It was good?? Almost every move in the opening was a mistake.

So, you don't even know what opening principles are all about?

I just started playing c4 on my own a few days ago, without any knowledge of any theory. This looked like some kind of Scandinavian so I played it like a Scandinavian.

Play your fianchetto set-up/Reversed Dragon if you want to keep it in English territory and preserve good winning chances.

If you do deviate from the English, yes, play off opening principles and chess fundamentals.

White is doing well against the Anglo-Scandinavian either way.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/24620535969

Why do you play 5+5 blitz instead of 3+0?

15/10 is super fast enough for me, imagine how 3/0 would feel?

That is silly, kiddo! 15/10 is quite long. In classical you might be like 1800, but you are 1200 in blitz. Sad, people will be laughing at you for your bad blitz skills. Not everyone plays classical, so Idk how people will take you seriously when you are 1200 in blitz. Oh and you are too scared to play actual blitz and just play this 5 min + 5 sec increment nonsense!

No offense, but you should try playing actual blitz and improve your rating before acting like you know so much.

I have been working towards expanding my skill set for 90/30 OTB and choose not to compromise my progress for the moment.

The skill set, techniques and tricks in speed chess won’t cut it for OTB. Go play and find out!

I don’t see why I should compromise my visualization and calculations abilities for speed chess?

I would rather be 1800 classical then 2000 rapid online.

LMAO, NOT 2000 RAPID, 2000 BLITZ

Put your money where your mouth is.

Play me in some unrated 15/10 games and prove I know nothing….

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

0

#25

EviLOverMind wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

@Chuck639

Sorry, Chuck, but you don't even know what are you talking about. Long story short, if you want to remain 1600 rapid/1200 blitz, good luck playing like you playing right now.

What does Anglo-Scandinavian mean to you?

Doesn't mean anything. I guess the you mean that 1.c4 d5 opening.

The biggest difference between you and me is that you know you those names of stupid openings but don't know even very basics how to play them. That's why you're so bad at chess.

For example, you suggesting everyone to play English/fianchetto system but you don't know even very basic ideas there.

Look at that!

Another very similar position which shows that you have no clue about opening principles and positional play.

I can poke holes in your games too, I’ve skimmed your games and wasn’t impressed with your English play either.

Everybody under GM is considered junk….

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#26

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

dfgh123 wrote:

To reach 2000 blitz you probably have to do it before you reach age 20

I started playing chess at 30 with breaks in between. If we'd remove break then I'd say that I'm in chess for around 4-5 years. And I'm 37 now.

Do you have any advice to get to 2200 rapid? should I be focusing more on openings, middlegame strategy, or endgame technique?

Usually correct answer is "work on everything". But if you want a specific advice then... sorry, I can't do that because I don't know anything about you. I'm not your coach, lol.

P.S.

Just opened up one of your latest games:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/87589379987?username=chessislikefire

You should do something with understanding basic opening principles. This games shows that you don't understand them well.

I do understand them well? How don't I?

Did you even try to look at that game? How can you say that you understand opening principles well after that?

What even are opening principles. I looked at that game and I think it was relatively good.

It was good?? Almost every move in the opening was a mistake.

So, you don't even know what opening principles are all about?

I just started playing c4 on my own a few days ago, without any knowledge of any theory. This looked like some kind of Scandinavian so I played it like a Scandinavian.

Play your fianchetto set-up/Reversed Dragon if you want to keep it in English territory and preserve good winning chances.

If you do deviate from the English, yes, play off opening principles and chess fundamentals.

White is doing well against the Anglo-Scandinavian either way.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/24620535969

Why do you play 5+5 blitz instead of 3+0?

15/10 is super fast enough for me, imagine how 3/0 would feel?

That is silly, kiddo! 15/10 is quite long. In classical you might be like 1800, but you are 1200 in blitz. Sad, people will be laughing at you for your bad blitz skills. Not everyone plays classical, so Idk how people will take you seriously when you are 1200 in blitz. Oh and you are too scared to play actual blitz and just play this 5 min + 5 sec increment nonsense!

No offense, but you should try playing actual blitz and improve your rating before acting like you know so much.

I have been working towards expanding my skill set for 90/30 OTB and choose not to compromise my progress for the moment.

The skill set, techniques and tricks in speed chess won’t cut it for OTB. Go play and find out!

I don’t see why I should compromise my visualization and calculations abilities for speed chess?

I would rather be 1800 classical then 2000 rapid online.

LMAO, NOT 2000 RAPID, 2000 BLITZ

Put your money where your mouth is.

Play me in some unrated 15/10 games and prove I know nothing….

I never said you know nothing. I just meant you act like you know so much when you are just a 1600! An intermediate player. I’d prefer to listen to people who are at least 1800, they are the advanced players.

Like I said, play me in a handful of 15/10.

That’s what I thought. A lot of cheap talk….

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

0

#27

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

dfgh123 wrote:

To reach 2000 blitz you probably have to do it before you reach age 20

I started playing chess at 30 with breaks in between. If we'd remove break then I'd say that I'm in chess for around 4-5 years. And I'm 37 now.

Do you have any advice to get to 2200 rapid? should I be focusing more on openings, middlegame strategy, or endgame technique?

Usually correct answer is "work on everything". But if you want a specific advice then... sorry, I can't do that because I don't know anything about you. I'm not your coach, lol.

P.S.

Just opened up one of your latest games:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/87589379987?username=chessislikefire

You should do something with understanding basic opening principles. This games shows that you don't understand them well.

I do understand them well? How don't I?

Did you even try to look at that game? How can you say that you understand opening principles well after that?

What even are opening principles. I looked at that game and I think it was relatively good.

It was good?? Almost every move in the opening was a mistake.

So, you don't even know what opening principles are all about?

I just started playing c4 on my own a few days ago, without any knowledge of any theory. This looked like some kind of Scandinavian so I played it like a Scandinavian.

Play your fianchetto set-up/Reversed Dragon if you want to keep it in English territory and preserve good winning chances.

If you do deviate from the English, yes, play off opening principles and chess fundamentals.

White is doing well against the Anglo-Scandinavian either way.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/24620535969

Why do you play 5+5 blitz instead of 3+0?

15/10 is super fast enough for me, imagine how 3/0 would feel?

That is silly, kiddo! 15/10 is quite long. In classical you might be like 1800, but you are 1200 in blitz. Sad, people will be laughing at you for your bad blitz skills. Not everyone plays classical, so Idk how people will take you seriously when you are 1200 in blitz. Oh and you are too scared to play actual blitz and just play this 5 min + 5 sec increment nonsense!

No offense, but you should try playing actual blitz and improve your rating before acting like you know so much.

I have been working towards expanding my skill set for 90/30 OTB and choose not to compromise my progress for the moment.

The skill set, techniques and tricks in speed chess won’t cut it for OTB. Go play and find out!

I don’t see why I should compromise my visualization and calculations abilities for speed chess?

I would rather be 1800 classical then 2000 rapid online.

LMAO, NOT 2000 RAPID, 2000 BLITZ

Put your money where your mouth is.

Play me in some unrated 15/10 games and prove I know nothing….

I never said you know nothing. I just meant you act like you know so much when you are just a 1600! An intermediate player. I’d prefer to listen to people who are at least 1800, they are the advanced players.

Like I said, play me in a handful of 15/10.

That’s what I thought. A lot of cheap talk….

No one really plays 15+10. Play 10+0 and I bet you’ll sink into the 1500s

You’ll talk smack but won’t play me?

10/0 is blitz under FIDE and any federation.

I am not a speed chess player, so I compromise with 15/10. I use to play blitz and bullet when I was partying, nowadays, it’s only with friends.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#28

Puzzleslolz wrote:

@Chuck639 I find it interesting you can’t stand a chess game without increment

You need this more than I do:

XOXOXOexpert

Sep 5, 2023

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#29

Try to do something that will make your heart pumps faster until you get tired and then play a blitz game of chess.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#30

EviLOverMind wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

@Chuck639

Sorry, Chuck, but you don't even know what are you talking about. Long story short, if you want to remain 1600 rapid/1200 blitz, good luck playing like you playing right now.

What does Anglo-Scandinavian mean to you?

Doesn't mean anything. I guess the you mean that 1.c4 d5 opening.

The biggest difference between you and me is that you know you those names of stupid openings but don't know even very basics how to play them. That's why you're so bad at chess.

For example, you suggesting everyone to play English/fianchetto system but you don't know even very basic ideas there.

Look at that!

Another very similar position which shows that you have no clue about opening principles and positional play.

By no means are you a Catalan expert so don’t pretend to be one!

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#31

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

ChessIsLikeFire wrote:

EviLOverMind wrote:

dfgh123 wrote:

To reach 2000 blitz you probably have to do it before you reach age 20

I started playing chess at 30 with breaks in between. If we'd remove break then I'd say that I'm in chess for around 4-5 years. And I'm 37 now.

Do you have any advice to get to 2200 rapid? should I be focusing more on openings, middlegame strategy, or endgame technique?

Usually correct answer is "work on everything". But if you want a specific advice then... sorry, I can't do that because I don't know anything about you. I'm not your coach, lol.

P.S.

Just opened up one of your latest games:

https://www.chess.com/game/live/87589379987?username=chessislikefire

You should do something with understanding basic opening principles. This games shows that you don't understand them well.

I do understand them well? How don't I?

Did you even try to look at that game? How can you say that you understand opening principles well after that?

What even are opening principles. I looked at that game and I think it was relatively good.

It was good?? Almost every move in the opening was a mistake.

So, you don't even know what opening principles are all about?

I just started playing c4 on my own a few days ago, without any knowledge of any theory. This looked like some kind of Scandinavian so I played it like a Scandinavian.

Play your fianchetto set-up/Reversed Dragon if you want to keep it in English territory and preserve good winning chances.

If you do deviate from the English, yes, play off opening principles and chess fundamentals.

White is doing well against the Anglo-Scandinavian either way.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/24620535969

Why do you play 5+5 blitz instead of 3+0?

15/10 is super fast enough for me, imagine how 3/0 would feel?

That is silly, kiddo! 15/10 is quite long. In classical you might be like 1800, but you are 1200 in blitz. Sad, people will be laughing at you for your bad blitz skills. Not everyone plays classical, so Idk how people will take you seriously when you are 1200 in blitz. Oh and you are too scared to play actual blitz and just play this 5 min + 5 sec increment nonsense!

No offense, but you should try playing actual blitz and improve your rating before acting like you know so much.

I have been working towards expanding my skill set for 90/30 OTB and choose not to compromise my progress for the moment.

The skill set, techniques and tricks in speed chess won’t cut it for OTB. Go play and find out!

I don’t see why I should compromise my visualization and calculations abilities for speed chess?

I would rather be 1800 classical then 2000 rapid online.

LMAO, NOT 2000 RAPID, 2000 BLITZ

Put your money where your mouth is.

Play me in some unrated 15/10 games and prove I know nothing….

I never said you know nothing. I just meant you act like you know so much when you are just a 1600! An intermediate player. I’d prefer to listen to people who are at least 1800, they are the advanced players.

Like I said, play me in a handful of 15/10.

That’s what I thought. A lot of cheap talk….

No one really plays 15+10. Play 10+0 and I bet you’ll sink into the 1500s

You’ll talk smack but won’t play me?

10/0 is blitz under FIDE and any federation.

I am not a speed chess player, so I compromise with 15/10. I use to play blitz and bullet when I was partying, nowadays, it’s only with friends.

Blitz will help you improve under time pressure and has many other benefits. I don’t get why you refuse to play it.

Because playing speed chess would stunt my standard progress and shallow out my deepen skill set that I am making progress with.

I am not talented enough to play multiple time controls therefore I prioritize and stay within my strategic objectives.

That’s the advice I got from an NM.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#32

Nice blunder….

https://www.chess.com/game/live/78864678315?username=evilovermind

XOXOXOexpert

Sep 5, 2023

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#33

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Blitz may not be real chess, but i have played a ton of it and actually improved

All chess are real chess, they are just different.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#34

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Blitz may not be real chess, but i have played a ton of it and actually improved

Walk into a chess club and play. You’ll find out very quickly that your online ratings has no weight.

There’s a reason why 90/30 is considered a standard rating and all credible titles are assigned from it.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#35

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Nice blunder….

https://www.chess.com/game/live/78864678315?username=evilovermind

More evidence that your true strength is much lower. You can't even see a basic tactic

You won’t get very far with that attitude and lack of humbleness.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#36

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Chuck639 wrote:

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Blitz may not be real chess, but i have played a ton of it and actually improved

Walk into a chess club and play. You’ll find out very quickly that your online ratings has no weight.

There’s a reason why 90/30 is considered a standard rating and all credible titles are assigned from it.

Walk into a park with chess hustlers and you'll see your classical chess ratings have no weight. They'll be laughing at your 1200 blitz rating and how you will only play 5+5

You associate with chess hustlers? You are only good as the company that you associate with.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#37

Puzzleslolz wrote:

Ihateyou2020 wrote:

@Puzzleslolz

We only rapid and longer time controls to improve our chess.

I guess I'm different in the sense that I improve regardless of time

There you have it!

You are “different”…..

TheCobraisaready

Sep 5, 2023

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#38

Obviously playing blitz will improve your over all game as you will find you have so much more time in rapid, blitz n bullet are really fun but rapid is quite stressful sometimes.

XOXOXOexpert

Sep 5, 2023

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#39

Lol. @Puzzleslolz lost by a checkmate.

Chuck639

Sep 5, 2023

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#40

if your going to dish it out, you’re going to get served back.

Another obvious blunder, actually second of the game. A lot of your rapid games
are full of obvious blunders and inaccuracies.

https://www.chess.com/game/live/78863095795?username=evilovermind