why do so many people like to play rapid when (in my opinion) it’s the worst time mode?

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Avatar of Wil_Zhang
Well I don’t think rapid is a bad time control after all, cuz as the elo grows, bullet and blitz only gives a short time to calculate and u will go crazy and miss some tactics. While rapid can give u enough time to think
Avatar of SacrifycedStoat
Chess is a strategy game.
If I ever have to play a move I’m inside about because of time pressure, I’m not playing chess as it’s supposed to be.
I see why people enjoy speed chess, but I personally prefer classic chess.

It is good to have some sort of lose time limit so games don’t last too long.
Avatar of ThrillerFan

Best time control is Game in 90 minutes with a 30 second increment played over the board!

Avatar of Pyth0n7686
It’s ok ig
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Avatar of Kenji129_4

rapid is pretty fast, classical is average, blitz is superfast. bullet is non-existent (only in online chess)