What’s the appeal of speed chess?
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LouStule
Nov 29, 2017
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I see a lot of people on here play “bullet” or “lightning” or “blitz” chess where you try to move as fast as possible and hope the other guy times out before you do. This is not really even chess. What is the appeal? Thanks.
Nov 29, 2017
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LouStule wrote:
Doesn’t a 30 minute game kill time too?
A weekly G30 just started last night at the club. I dont play in G30's because they ae dual rated, and i dont think a G30 should count against your long time control. All chess time "kill time", but what im referring to is, for me, speed chess is something i pay just to kill time. I dont put a lot (if any) thought into it.
Nov 29, 2017
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I understand what you are saying. Thanks for responding. I’m one of those guys who covets the rating. If I’m drunk or tired or distracted , I don’t play for points because I have a burning desire to raise my rating. I know that online ratings are meaningless but it is something that I aspire to. Perhaps its ego?
Nov 29, 2017
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LouStule wrote:
I understand what you are saying. Thanks for responding. I’m one of those guys who covets the rating. If I’m drunk or tired or distracted , I don’t play for points because I have a burning desire to raise my rating. I know that online ratings are meaningless but it is something that I aspire to. Perhaps its ego?
Let me clear. The ONLY time i put my rating first is in a G30 time control. Any other time control, i dont care.
I would guess you just have a desire to improve. As far as ego? We are all guilty of that to a certain extent. I spent A LOT of years playing with the mindset that my rating was the most important thing in the world. Now i play for the fun of it, and because its a great game.
Nov 29, 2017
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#7
Game in 15 with a ten second increment is nice because it allows for you to play a good game of chess with not much time (say you have to go to work in 45 minutes).
Nov 29, 2017
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#8
Try some five minute games usually gives more time to think a good way to learn those early losing moves, three minute is about as fast as i can play, mostly five and five, its a good way to avoid the people that don't know how to resign as well as practicing opening idea's.
Nov 29, 2017
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LouStule wrote:
I see a lot of people on here play “bullet” or “lightning” or “blitz” chess where you try to move as fast as possible and hope the other guy times out before you do. This is not really even chess. What is the appeal? Thanks.
Blitz is an easy fast game. The feature is that you do not have to think every move. You must trust your intuition during the blitz game.
Most moves are made quickly by intuition and memory excluding forced variants. So grandmaster easily beats any fast opponent.
Nov 29, 2017
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#10
Intuition is a valid concept. Tactics trainer is instrumental in developing good intuition. Thanks for mentioning that.
Nov 30, 2017
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#11
Sometimes blitz games can be useful for learning an opening. I saw in a video where David Pruess (if I remember correctly) suggested to use blitz games and use the same opening for like an hour or so. It doesn't matter if you lose/win, it's all about going through the opening a large number of times, and coming across all the different responses.
Apart from that, some people just like the thrill of the game, catching opponents out in traps, etc. GM Danny Gormally has also spoken about how the game can be addictive.