So, hey everyone. I just returned from a standard play tournament (which went terribly) and every game I kept ending up with 10mins+ less than my opponent. The time control was 90 minutes and 30 seconds per move so its a bit stupid that near the end I was pushed for time so much. Any tips for avoiding time trouble?
You didn't say if you blundered in time pressure or lost any games on time.
yeah I blundered one good game (had about 30 seconds left to opponent's 9)
yeah I blundered one good game (had about 30 seconds left to opponent's 9)
Well that's obviously a problem
I often suffered from time pressure and through painful experience learned not to wallow in analysis. There aren't any easy solutions other than reminding yourself not to keep repeating analysis when you can't quite reach a conclusion as to the absolute best move.
Well that's obviously a problem
I often suffered from time pressure and through painful experience learned not to wallow in analysis. There aren't any easy solutions other than reminding yourself not to keep repeating analysis when you can't quite reach a conclusion as to the absolute best move.
Hm, okay. Is there anything at home to do about this? Does playing blitz help for example
Well that's obviously a problem
I often suffered from time pressure and through painful experience learned not to wallow in analysis. There aren't any easy solutions other than reminding yourself not to keep repeating analysis when you can't quite reach a conclusion as to the absolute best move.
Hm, okay. Is there anything at home to do about this? Does playing blitz help for example
Does playing a game where you can spend five to ten seconds per move help you play better tournaments, where you can spend two minutes or more per move? Maybe, but they are so different that many people say that blitz is practically unrelated to over the board.
I would start by going through all the games and seeing where you spent the most time and if there are any commonalities.
If (and I’m not saying this is the case) for example you are spending a long time on moves that are non-critical (for example which took to put on d1) then you would have to work on being more practical etc.
I don't know how long the moves took, the games weren't uploaded online and I just have my scoresheet
So, hey everyone. I just returned from a standard play tournament (which went terribly) and every game I kept ending up with 10mins+ less than my opponent. The time control was 90 minutes and 30 seconds per move so its a bit stupid that near the end I was pushed for time so much. Any tips for avoiding time trouble?