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I feel like I am underrated and could probably get to near 1000 rapid, and it is my time management holding me back, so do any of you have any tips on time management?

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I saw few of your games, time management isn't a big issue. You simply need faster calculations. Yes of course, it sounds like same thing, but it's really not the same. You can use 10 second calculating 1 line of 3 moves, while opponent might be calculating 2 lines of 5 moves. People with faster calculation tend to win. Your positioning is also not really great. You are letting some pins and skewers to happen and sometimes you give up a queen and bishop/knight instead of just 1 bishop. If you calculated right and quick enough, you should have seen those blunders.

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I'm talking about rapid not blitz or bullet, I want to switch to 15/10 but I don't use ny time enough

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I was already referring to Rapid. Also, just play 10 minute game. Don't let yourself depend on +10s. You will have way better time management after few games.

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Most people call 15/10 optimal for improvement though

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Well I'm 0.2% in the world in bullets, I'm not a "most people" giving average advice right? It's all up to you.

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#5 does @GeckoSoloYT want to improve in bullet? No? Then don't even mention your bullet rating. I'm in the top 0.2% in rapid, and you are only top 1% in rapid.
@GeckoSoloYT, I think you should play 15|10. The first thing you should learn is thinking deeply, not thinking fast. People who play fast are stuck under 1000. If you learn how to think deep, it will take you to 1500 if you are enough dedicated. And then you can learn how to think fast. If you think deeply, you will learn more, and then your brain will put it into your pattern "library" so that you can see it faster.
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I checked your last three losses in rapid/blitz/bullet.

Time management had nothing to do with your losses. You put pieces en prise. You failed to take free pieces. You allowed your queen to be taken. You made anti-positional opening moves.

The way to improve your rapid rating is to study basic opening principles so you become a better player. Another thing to do is play slow chess, not blitz or bullet.

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#8 Moving too fast is what's causing this in the rapid part, but I don't know how to get the sweet spot and not end up low on time and blundering that way

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It's also more later I fumble in, I already know all the opening principles

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#7 I could get way higher than you in rapid anytime. Go check my rapid, I don't play rapid often and even if I do, I play most games for fun. I bet if I give a go, I could go to 2200 easy.

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Fet is improving fast right now though

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Thinking slow does not help at all, thinking about the goal while defending all the pieces is what's really important. Chess.com is not a classical chess where you have 2 hours to play. If you are limited in time, it's quite obvious that you need faster calculations.

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Yeah Fet is improving fast but he would reach his peak at one point. Everyone is destined to meet a wall. Only reason I don't raise my rapid elo is that it takes too long time and make me bored. For a fact I can get higher than him any time. I went to 2300+ in bullet, do you think I was braindead flagging all the time? Of course if I use those calculations and positionings in rapid, I can raise my elo very quickly in rapid as well.

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He said "the first thing you should learn is thinking deeply, not thinking fast" but he just repeated what I said at #2. I did say some people use same amount of time to calculate more lines and more moves. This isn't just about "fast" this is about boosted "calculations"

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Fet wanted to do an elo trash-talk, but compare my bullet max with #8 "NM" bullet max, I went over 2300+ while National Master never did. Does this mean I am better than NM? No, what a foolish joke. You should play 10 min game if time management is what you really want to improve.

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He wasn't intentionally trash-talking you, he just didn't realise that you don't really play rapid

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Read through his words again, my "bullet 0.2%" isn't about proudness, it's more about reassuarance. This "Fet" guy comes out of no where and goes "emmm uhhhh does @GeckoSoloYT want to improve in bullet? No? Then don't even mention your bullet rating. I'm in the top 0.2% in rapid, and you are only top 1% in rapid."  :smart He just wants another day to feel less miserable by winning over worthless argument. What if I was 2500 in rapid? Would he ever comment then? He has 0% intention to help you, but 100% intention to show off.

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GeckoSoloYT a écrit :

Most people call 15/10 optimal for improvement though


Who are most people ? Def not me

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@Just_Dive and you? You can’t call yourself innocent. You literally bragged with your rating to "prove" how valuable your advice is. I just striked back to make you a bit more humble and THEN gave reasonable advice. You did not give reasonable advice. And you really think you can go higher in rapid than me? Just try. Your brain has already half rotten because of playing that much bullet. You know how to play fast, but you play slow horribly. You probably know better how to flag, but ask yourself: how valuable is that in rapid?
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