One reason that shorter time controls are preferred is that options for cheating are reduced.
I strongly support longer games for the developing player, but remain wary about playing these games myself. I play an occasional 15 10 game, but I find more enjoyment, fewer suspicions, and often more instructive moments in an hour of 3 0.
Yes, it is possible to analyze blitz games deeply postgame and maximize learning.
See my http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2013/05/improving-through-blitz.html
What is better Standard blitz or bullet?
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I played a few hours of 3|0 chess two days in a row before a recent tournament (just to relax). During the tournament a few times my calculation was too wishful and that cost me time recalculating. But unexpectedly I felt like I was more efficient overall.
Timed tactics (like the ones here) may be a good substitute for 3|0 in this case.
I didn't expect this, but there might be something to it. Right now I'm interested in making my calculating more efficient at the board. Most of all I think playing in tournaments often will help, but timed training may be useful too.
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I have found that in general, blitz and bullet players are about the same strength as their OTB ratings, but are several classes stronger in online classical time controls. They never seem to miss tactics.
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Also playing bullet/blitz most of the time will save you from time trouble in rapid/classic.
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I played 10/15 games almost exclusively for a few years of my online play. I became so used to it that I sucked at blitz because of time trouble. I also didn't play well in slow games because I didn't take the time to calculate far enough or play strategic positional chess. I started playing correspondence chess and studying strategic positional play and improved more this last year than any point in my playing this year. I had a coach and his thought was learn to play real chess before you play short games. I still don't play much blitz but lately people that I used to struggle with I stomp.
Warbringer33 wrote:
skotheim2 wrote:
Blitz is a good tool to learn openings, and get positions where you can strike with a tactic. My recommendation.
And yet your standard rating is roughly 300 points lower than your bullet rating. Just saying. It's supposed to be the other way around, man.
Actually, no.
You're saying that a player's bullet rating should be higher than his classical rating?