What time control do you all prefer playing and why?
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I wanted to know what time control most people like most, like 3 min blitz or so. If you have an opinion, plz post it in the comments below and explain!
i like 10 min blitz, i feel 3 mins is two short, and 15min plus 10 second per move is two long, i feel like 10 mins is perfect because its in between, but 1 min games are alright for me for fun, not serious because i'm no good at 1 min games.
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Ok thx for replying!
Personally, I like fast time controls like blitz, like 3|0, 3|2, 5|0, etc.. Also bullet is fun for me, but I'm only 1300 something and lose a lot because of blundering pieces when my opponent makes a move I don't expect when I'm really low on time. I also like rapid, but 15|10 is probably the slowest time control that I prefer because of how long rapid games usually take.
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Jul 13, 2020
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#6
I like 30|0 most. But often I am not sure I’ll have a full hour available. So I mostly play 10|0. And a few 1|0 bullits fur fast fun and adrenaline.
I don’t like increments. Dunno why.
I don’t like increments. Dunno why.
Daily. It's crazy. Some players will make 3 moves in an afternoon. Bonkers, I know.
Jul 13, 2020
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#10
I've played 15|10 up to now. I'd like to play longer, but domestic circumstances usually don't permit me more than an hour for a game. A 60 move game at 15|10 could, in theory, last for 50 minutes. Mostly if they're not finished quickly, my games last about half an hour or so. I do need to practise stopping to think about my moves, and often should sit on my hands to stop me blundering, so blitz would be no good for me (in my opinion). And I like to have a bit of an increment to live on, if I start to run out of time, which does happen sometimes.
Jul 13, 2020
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#12
I play 30|0. It’s the right amount of time to help me think. I’ve won games with 0.02 seconds on my clock and I’ve lost games on time. Any faster than that, and I feel like I’m not studying and learning enough. I feel like if I I tried to play blitz, I would get destroyed.
1|0. Because it takes me off a stressful day from work.
10+0 to 30+0....mostly 10min
MAPekala wrote:
I play 30|0. It’s the right amount of time to help me think. I’ve won games with 0.02 seconds on my clock and I’ve lost games on time. Any faster than that, and I feel like I’m not studying and learning enough. I feel like if I I tried to play blitz, I would get destroyed.
You mean 0.2 seconds.
I don't think you can go to two decimal places with the clocks on this site.
JoeLovesCoco wrote:
i like 10 min blitz, i feel 3 mins is two short, and 15min plus 10 second per move is two long, i feel like 10 mins is perfect because its in between, but 1 min games are alright for me for fun, not serious because i'm no good at 1 min games.
really cool topic!
ill enjoy seeing everyones elses comments
I agree.... 10+0...... i like to think in the middlegame, the different ideas and plans...... and flag in the endgame...
Jul 13, 2020
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#17
Most of the time I play 3 minute, I can never find time for rapid. I do like 10 second aswell
350 blitz
69 bullet
7 rapid
I really didn't expect this many replies but thanks everyone for your opinion! I hope this will help me find a more instructive time control to play.
