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Thanks Diakonia, simply playing faster may result me not being up on points against my opponent, or being a few moves away from a checkmate!
How does one play faster and yet maintain the advantage that I have when playing at a slower rate?
If you are up in material but down in time at a blitz game you can try to find "ok-moves" as fast as possible and try to simplify. Do not waste time finding the best moves when you are low on time, just make sure you don't make blunders or mistakes. Also always watch the clock of your opponent during the game too :)
Thanks Icy, much appreciated!
Youre a beginner playing bullet, and blitz, and you wonder why youre losing?
Feb 1, 2017
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A simple way to save time and also get good middlegame positions on a consistent basis is just to repeatedly play the same openings. You will be familiar with the usual tactics and concepts that arise during the game and can play instinctively without having to try too hard to analyze the position. That makes a big difference in blitz.
Feb 1, 2017
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Diakonia escribió:
Youre a beginner playing bullet, and blitz, and you wonder why youre losing?
Could you stop derailing this thread? Please?
Feb 1, 2017
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Icy gives great advice, blitz is not about finding the best moves, at least not when time is pressuring you, when you are under a minute you should really start to think about time and play OK moves, fast and consistently.
Trying to complicate the position with a speculative sac or something may help you as your opponent will have to burn his time, and you can then win on time.
Blitz is a dirty business, but that is just how it is.
Yes. Try to budget your time, and try to take less than 30 seconds per move. When your clock gets down to 1:00, then you have to move fast. Hope this helps 
Yeah, and Diakonia, your not helping.
These all sound like sensible and wise suggestions (except for you Diakonia!)
I will certainly take your advice to heart, and attempt to incorporate these into my game.
It may take some practice and some time, but I can see that taking on your suggestions can only lead to improvements in Rapid and Blitz. Thanks guys!
Caldicott wrote:
These all sound like sensible and wise suggestions (except for you Diakonia!)
I will certainly take your advice to heart, and attempt to incorporate these into my game.
It may take some practice and some time, but I can see that taking on your suggestions can only lead to improvements in Rapid and Blitz. Thanks guys!
If you want to improve you need to play longer time controls. Blitz and bullet are horrible when youre trying to learn.
I would play slower time controls until you learn more about strategy and game planning. I get no satisfaction winning a game where I've dropped 2 pieces but managed to keep ahead of my opponent on time. I love finding that beautiful combination that leads to a win and that's hard to do in blitz.
Yes, I've been playing longer time controls (30 min).
But I thought I'd try out the Blitz, so that I can get more exposure to more opponents and playing styles, in a shorter amount of time.
Also, I thought that Blitz would help me quicken up my game - and it has!
I guess, when you become more familiar with all the various types of openings, and sharpen your time management skills, this will indeed lead to a better time-move ratio.
And yes, it's much more satisfying to win by a beautifully engineered combination, rather than simply winning on time and being 2 pieces down!
I am also new and playing ten minute blitz . I didn't realize about the time other than the end . I had games that I didn't know why I lost . I still don't fully understand . Where do you watch time ? Thanks for helping newbies .
Feb 1, 2017
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I would just say if you want the blitz to help your longer time control games then you should ensure that you continue to play the longer games while you play blitz. I was seeing things faster in my longer games initially but I stopped playing rapid games for awhile and my rating went down when started again. I developed habits that were more suited to faster games and wasn't able to use the extra time productively.
Hi, try the think at other player time and be ready in your time to play faster.
Start with 10 min practice many time than play with 5 min, than 3 min, finally with 1 min!
Step by step.
Wish you the best.
Start with 10 min practice many time than play with 5 min, than 3 min, finally with 1 min!
Step by step.
Wish you the best.
Thanks snow rose!
I think you maybe also need to get a better feeling for time, without looking at the clock. We all have an inner clock (I know many people who wake up at night and can guess the exact time it is), and I believe if you have that sense of time, you'll know instinctively how much time you can spend on your turn.
I notice that when I go from 3 minute games to 5 minute ones (or vice versa) I need a few matches to "re-adapt"… when I've been playing short matches for a long period I play way too fast and don't take my time when I play longer matches. Play the same amount of time for a while and get used to it to get a feeling for it.
I notice that when I go from 3 minute games to 5 minute ones (or vice versa) I need a few matches to "re-adapt"… when I've been playing short matches for a long period I play way too fast and don't take my time when I play longer matches. Play the same amount of time for a while and get used to it to get a feeling for it.
So far, I've been doing very well against most of my opponents in Blitz and Rapid Chess. What let's me down is my time management, I always seem to be down on time compared to my opponent. Even though, I may well be up on points or just a few moves away from a checkmate - my clock runs out!
Does anyone have suggestions / tips on how I can improve my time-move ratio?
Please help!