My opinion on 1 minute games

Just don't claim bullet's like real chess. It's like comparing a Dodge Dart to a Mercedes and saying, "Well, they're both cars." Technically, they are both cars but no one ever compares one to the other. That's my only point.

Bullet chess isn,t chess, its beat the clock.

Honestly its just too fast for me. My favorite time is g/10 although i play nearly my best at g/5 as well.Anything faster than that i am simply left in the dust. I think its good for everyone to experiment with all the time controls but it is likely before too long you will find one which you are most comfortable playing most of the time.

I've never started a thread on bullet chess. I started a thread on why stalemate shouldn't be abolished. Have a good evening, Joey:)

I was tempted to tell you to eat another banana but decided against it. I hope you appreciate my restraint

Bullet chess hurts my index finger especially when i play alot.

Bullet chess is bad for your fingers!!!! Finger cramp :(

Now my index finger hurts

Maybe, but still good-looking

LOL! 

The quality of the games in bullet chess is understandable. When i play a 1-minute game, i do it on purpose. I usually play such games when i want to test and explore a relatively new opening or variation so as to get an overview of the various strategic and tactical points. Also, i find "fast games" helpful in developing my intuition, feel for the position (the "critical moments", specially), composure in dealing with the ups and downs of the game, and also sharpen my alertness. It doesn't really matter much whether i lost or win the game, but of course i would feel better with the latter result!

I think I have to disagree with this.

It's nothing like that.  A Dodge Dart is a car.  Mercedes is a company.

I only say this, though, 'cause I don't play bullet.

Bullet strategy seems to be dictated by the implementation and policies of the server more than anything else. In no particular order:

• Is premove implemented? If yes, is there a minimum amount of time mandated by the server?
• Does the server allow conditional premoves (i.e. make this move but if not legal make this other move) -- and then cancel all them for the next move?
• Does my opponent use premove? (1)
• How much lag time do I have? (2)
• Does the server do stupid things like pop up friend requests or draw offers during game play? (3)

Fine lol. Substitute an Edsel for the Dodge Dart and a Porsche for the Mercedes. As if the point is at all different rotflmao

For me, I try to win in any number of the following ways when I play 1 0.

In the opening I don't premove except for move 2 of the Caro-Kann. I try to get an opening advantage in one of the openings with which I am familiar. The understanding I have in those openings helps me a lot more than the 5 seconds I would save by playing something I never play OTB and am unfamiliar with.

Some opponents tend to freeze up when they get an advantage (like winning an exchange). So against this type of person, you can sometimes play to win on time, by complicating the position a little bit. Obviously when you're down to very low time you got to just move. Usually I play to eliminate my opponent's mating material unless I can see a definitive forced mating sequence, preferably via premove.

Also, once you play someone a couple of times, you get an idea as to their personality, so you know a little bit more about what to expect.

Yes.

No, that's the same thing, dude.  An Edsel is a Ford car.  Porsche isn't even a car company, really.  It's an asset holding company.

So, it got worse rather than better. 

Also, it's quite likely that you can find an old timey Porsche with similar performance statistics to an Edsel.

Huh?

1/0 :  If you like it play it; if you don't like, don't play it.