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I keep losing my blitz games on time, any tips?
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Feb 17, 2025
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In all seriousness, if you are taking more time to think now that could mean you are more into the game, an essential step in the improvement process.
Otherwise, just chalk it up to a bad streak. It happens to the best of us.
Feb 17, 2025
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BryanCFB wrote:
In all seriousness, if you are taking more time to think now that could mean you are more into the game, an essential step in the improvement process.
Otherwise, just chalk it up to a bad streak. It happens to the best of us.
yeah but this wasnt happening to me a few months ago, even weeks ago
Feb 17, 2025
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Planet_CHESS0344 wrote:
BryanCFB wrote:
In all seriousness, if you are taking more time to think now that could mean you are more into the game, an essential step in the improvement process.
Otherwise, just chalk it up to a bad streak. It happens to the best of us.
yeah but this wasnt happening to me a few months ago, even weeks ago
That is sort of my point in that if you are taking more time lately to the point where you are flagging or blundering in time pressure then you must be thinking more and taking your games more seriously, a step on the road to improvement.
Feb 17, 2025
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BryanCFB wrote:
Planet_CHESS0344 wrote:
BryanCFB wrote:
In all seriousness, if you are taking more time to think now that could mean you are more into the game, an essential step in the improvement process.
Otherwise, just chalk it up to a bad streak. It happens to the best of us.
yeah but this wasnt happening to me a few months ago, even weeks ago
That is sort of my point in that if you are taking more time lately to the point where you are flagging or blundering in time pressure then you must be thinking more and taking your games more seriously, a step on the road to improvement.
oh nice thanks, any tips on beating intermediate players? (1500-1700 rapid or blitz) i
Move faster.
Feb 17, 2025
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Planet_CHESS0344 wrote:
BryanCFB wrote:
Planet_CHESS0344 wrote:
BryanCFB wrote:
In all seriousness, if you are taking more time to think now that could mean you are more into the game, an essential step in the improvement process.
Otherwise, just chalk it up to a bad streak. It happens to the best of us.
yeah but this wasnt happening to me a few months ago, even weeks ago
That is sort of my point in that if you are taking more time lately to the point where you are flagging or blundering in time pressure then you must be thinking more and taking your games more seriously, a step on the road to improvement.
oh nice thanks, any tips on beating intermediate players? (1500-1700 rapid or blitz) i
The best way to improve your game is just to keep playing. Keep playing and eventually more success against intermediate players will come.
Ted Williams was perhaps the best hitter in the history of baseball. One of his teammates once asked him for advice on hitting a slider. Williams said, “you’re having trouble hitting a slider?” “Yes,” the teammate replied. “Then why do you swing at it?”
if blitz is too fast for you, stick to slower time controls. I don’t think a player should regularly play blitz or bullet until they are at least 1700. Playing such fast time controls before you have mastered the basics just encourages bad habits and slows your development.
Feb 17, 2025
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#13
click here: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/fun-with-chess/is-this-you-when-playing-chess-forum-test?page=1#last_comment ITS NOT A RICK ROLL I PROMISE
We’ll always watch the clock and make sure you’re moves don’t take too long but also are good moves, so I guess in all seriousness just do faster good moves
Feb 17, 2025
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mikewier wrote:
Ted Williams was perhaps the best hitter in the history of baseball. One of his teammates once asked him for advice on hitting a slider. Williams said, “you’re having trouble hitting a slider?” “Yes,” the teammate replied. “Then why do you swing at it?”
if blitz is too fast for you, stick to slower time controls. I don’t think a player should regularly play blitz or bullet until they are at least 1700. Playing such fast time controls before you have mastered the basics just encourages bad habits and slows your development.
Blitz isnt too fast for me, just recently ive been struggling under time pressure, but thanks for the tip, i am definately planning on starting up more rapid again 👍🏼
The way to become a better blitz player is to become a better player.
And the way to become a better player is to NOT PLAY BLITZ.
Feb 18, 2025
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mikewier wrote:
The way to become a better blitz player is to become a better player.
And the way to become a better player is to NOT PLAY BLITZ.
I am 1600 lichess rapid and ~1680 lichess blitz, and for some reason, i feel like 1600 rapid lichess players are way easier than even 1000 chess.com rapid, any idea why? (I dont know if you play on lichess or not, but since you are a titled player i hope that you will have some ideas/tips, thanks)
Feb 18, 2025
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I know that other site's ratings are inflated compared to Chess.com ratings but 600 points is higher than I would have expected.
examples in which i lost on time in which i couldve flagged/just had exceptionally low time
https://www.chess.com/game/live/122998183378
in this one i couldve flagged, but i blundered in time pressure + still lost on time https://www.chess.com/game/live/122998019900
in this one i didnt flag but blundered because i had less than 20 seconds on my clock https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/122997755782?tab=review&move=80
this wasnt happening to me a few weeks ago