Improving at 1 minute chess

is this even possible? I find it that the strongest players are really good at bullet chess. I have never been a good bullet player.

2080 is already good

What % of games do you lose on time? How many do you win on time? (I can't see your games). IMO it needs to be a mix. If you mostly lose on time or win with mate you're too slow. If you mostly win on time or lose by mate you're too sloppy.

One problem for sure is if you're sticking to more standard evaluations. In bullet the initiative and confusing moves are much more important than standard chess. Also most standard endgame advantages don't exist, so you have to keep that in mind during the middlegame.

In that sense it may even be your opening choices.

Obviously seeing short tactics instantly is very important. Maybe you'd want to do speed tactic training with easy puzzles.

If you played 40-50 bullet games a day for a month you'd probably get the hang of it. My main question would be... why would you want to though heh.

Good for you or good for an FM?  ;)

i just wanted to get better because i see really good players, play really well with just 1 minute. so its a mix like you stated. yes, i need to add more thought to the game and possibly train by way of more games. i will take a look at those matches on a 10 by 10 games basis.

It's interesting to think about how someone could analyze bullet games to improve in bullet. I've never really thought about it.

Nakamura wrote (or at least co-authored) a book about it, if you didn't know.

http://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Chess-One-Minute-Mate/dp/1888690674

i have seen the book. 

dude i bet im better than this fake fm

So?

 OP need some strategies/tricks about bullet. . He is 16+ in bullet now, with 2300 USCF.

Actually bullet is about 70% chess with 30% tricks, eg. repetitive (heavily analysed same)opening, risk taking,  premoves, good internet, keeping pieces in safe zones(cos u cant think too much in bullet), tricks to waste opponent time( eg, useless annoying check, unexpectedly dropping a piece around opponent king to stop his premoves etc).

Practice practice practice. Do not play openings where you have to think hard, play positions you know. Get used to premoving. Try playing a few entire games premoving only - it will help you begin to get the intuitive nature of how to instantly respond to what you predict your opponent will move. Without speed you cannot get very far in bullet, you can literally obtain 2200 rating if you can predictive premove the entire game and flag your opponent. Ultimately you need a combination of strategy and moving quickly but where I find most decent players lacking in bullet is their inability to move quickly, or refusal to make a move until they find the "perfect" move. Perfect moves matter far less than fast good or very fast ok moves in bullet.

this is interesting information on how to improve your 1-min. for the most part I use to be a 5-min player and now only play 3-min chess. Its an interesting though to go from 5 to 3 and from 3 to 1.

this is interesting information on how to improve your 1-min. for the most part I use to be a 5-min player and now only play 3-min chess. Its an interesting though to go from 5 to 3 and from 3 to 1.