How to get better at blitz?

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SilentKnighte5
penguingm1 wrote:

I have been playing bullet on icc since about seven

Well if you hadn't, your rating would be 3100.  I bet you wish you hadn't wasted your time playing bullet now.

themortar
SilentKnighte5 wrote:
penguingm1 wrote:

I have been playing bullet on icc since about seven

Well if you hadn't, your rating would be 3100.  I bet you wish you hadn't wasted your time playing bullet now.

I disagree, blitz is a good training tool

shell_knight
penguingm1 wrote:

I have been playing bullet on icc since about seven

You're a 15 year old IM though.  I don't think you understand how most people play and study chess, and especially how they improve.

For example having years between reading a chess book, or going to a tournament.  Never having a coach.  Never analyzing your own games.  Things like this.

Another way to say it, if people decided to copy you, blitz probably ranks near the bottom in importance.

lolurspammed

I hate tactics trainer. Even when I find winning continuations it gives me no points just because it isn't "the best" even if it still wins.

lolurspammed

I already play more long chess, that's how I got to Class A finally. I just am terrible at finding those forcing continuations.

Krownyh

That's exactly why you should be training tactics, it doesn't need to be on this site tough.(If you're that annoyed about the score system, however chances are your winning continuation is not really winning)

ParadoxOfNone
lolurspammed wrote:

I hate tactics trainer. Even when I find winning continuations it gives me no points just because it isn't "the best" even if it still wins.

When I first came to this site, those problems seemed to be worse. In recent times, I have noticed that if you don't play the best, it either loses right away, leaves you down significant material or you end up having to play a position that is equal and tedious.

lolurspammed

I blundered away a winning position today OTB against an expert in time trouble, this is really getting annoying :(

SilentKnighte5
lolurspammed wrote:

I blundered away a winning position today OTB against an expert in time trouble, this is really getting annoying :(

Are you me?

lolurspammed

I don't think so..

ParadoxOfNone

Join the club guys, I missed a forced mate against a stronger play and now I can't avoid a forced draw... Undecided

deepstar

blitz is the crack cocaine of chess

VierKazen89

Play faster!

Ziryab
deepstar wrote:

blitz is the crack cocaine of chess

That's bullet. Blitz is more like espresso.

VierKazen89

Make the blitz!

auvo

Make better moves fast.