I would have 800 in rapid
Why is Blitz so harder than Rapid?
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1 day ago
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DaRonK1 wrote:
I feel completely lost once the clock ticks down.
you said it yourself, time management and pressure are a really big factor when playing in these short time controls
you're not gonna be finding the best moves fast enough, if you just focus on trying to not blunder and play somewhat reasonable moves you're probably fine
1 day ago
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arthie935 wrote:
DaRonK1 wrote:
I feel completely lost once the clock ticks down.
you said it yourself, time management and pressure are a really big factor when playing in these short time controls
you're not gonna be finding the best moves fast enough, if you just focus on trying to not blunder and play somewhat reasonable moves you're probably fine
Ah Okay But I always make blunders when Im down town not okay moves
DaRonK1 wrote:
How come?
Long time controls are not for me
1 day ago
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#7
MrChatty wrote:
DaRonK1 wrote:
How come?
Long time controls are not for me
ah okay i see
1 day ago
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DaRonK1 wrote:
Hey everyone, I’m hoping to get some ideas or advice here! Right now, my Rapid rating is 1265, but my Blitz rating has dropped down to 824.
I know it’s normal to have a gap, but a 400+ point difference feels brutal! I do fine when I have time to calculate in Rapid, but in Blitz, I feel completely lost once the clock ticks down. Does Blitz rely way more on instinct and opening prep, or is the player pool just much stronger at these lower ELOs?
Any tips on how to improve my Blitz game would be awesome. Thanks!
Blitz is faster meaning you have less time to think about moves.
19 hrs ago
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#9
I have a few tips:
1. Avoid complicated openings; you want to develop your pieces as quickly as possible.
2. In a complex middlegame, make a few safe “waiting moves.”
3. It's often a good idea to set a trap in the middlegame, because most opponents play too quickly and will fall for it, and even if they don't, you can often gain time to think.
19 hrs ago
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#10
My blitz rating is also about 200-250 points lower. I don't play Blitz a lot.
18 hrs ago
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#11
Theres a massive disparity here, 1,000 elo blitz is ridiculously hard...
18 hrs ago
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#12
It’s the same for me, I am 2100 rapid on a good day, but 1800 blitz seems impossible. Either some people have better instincts, or the blitz pool is stronger. Hard to tell.
I'd say it's because it requires completely different skills. You need to have fast pattern recognition and have a lot of techniques memorized so that you can play them automatically, and you also need to be good at flagging (winning on the clock). I used to have a blitz rating ~200 points lower than my rapid rating, if I were on a tilt (losing a lot in a row), up to 400 points lower. But now it’s 70 points away (2022 blitz, 2092 rapid). I think I've never had my blitz rating higher than my rapid rating. But I'm fine with it.
16 hrs ago
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T-Aragorn wrote:
I have a few tips:
1. Avoid complicated openings; you want to develop your pieces as quickly as possible.
2. In a complex middlegame, make a few safe “waiting moves.”
3. It's often a good idea to set a trap in the middlegame, because most opponents play too quickly and will fall for it, and even if they don't, you can often gain time to think.
thanks for the advice..... I will use those in games
16 hrs ago
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Fet wrote:
I'd say it's because it requires completely different skills. You need to have fast pattern recognition and have a lot of techniques memorized so that you can play them automatically, and you also need to be good at flagging (winning on the clock). I used to have a blitz rating ~200 points lower than my rapid rating, if I were on a tilt (losing a lot in a row), up to 400 points lower. But now it’s 70 points away (2022 blitz, 2092 rapid). I think I've never had my blitz rating higher than my rapid rating. But I'm fine with it.
I think Im decent of flagging
16 hrs ago
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#16
Keegan wrote:
It’s the same for me, I am 2100 rapid on a good day, but 1800 blitz seems impossible. Either some people have better instincts, or the blitz pool is stronger. Hard to tell.
Very hard to tell
16 hrs ago
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@Gmdonovan81, you're right. I was in the 800-1000 range for more than a YEAR. That's probably because I was playing 5+0 though, cuz when I started playing 3+0 instead, my rating increased by ~300 points. But I still think Rapid 1200 was way easier(I'm rapid 1591 vs blitz 1271).
#15 but it's not just that. You need to find the perfect balance
15 hrs ago
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#19
MrChatty wrote:
I would have 800 in rapid
You could give your queen away in every game and have above 800 rapid.
14 hrs ago
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#20
Keegan wrote:
It’s the same for me, I am 2100 rapid on a good day, but 1800 blitz seems impossible. Either some people have better instincts, or the blitz pool is stronger. Hard to tell.
my friends say that the 3+2 pool is for some reason stronger than the 3+0 pool
I don’t think the difference is huge, but it’s kinda noticeable
Hey everyone, I’m hoping to get some ideas or advice here! Right now, my Rapid rating is 1265, but my Blitz rating has dropped down to 824.
I know it’s normal to have a gap, but a 400+ point difference feels brutal! I do fine when I have time to calculate in Rapid, but in Blitz, I feel completely lost once the clock ticks down. Does Blitz rely way more on instinct and opening prep, or is the player pool just much stronger at these lower ELOs?
Any tips on how to improve my Blitz game would be awesome. Thanks!