Your favorite blitz time control, & why?
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Rancid-Knight
Nov 16, 2020
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#1
Mine is currently 3 min, because I seem to catch the errors of many opponents whom are moving too quickly and carelessly. However it's fluctuated many times to the other blitz time controls(3+2, 5) depending on my moods. And sometimes I will do better in one and suck at another.
How about you guys?
Nov 16, 2020
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#2
If I play blitz, then probably 5 minutes is good for me. It is long enough to play an endgame of decent quality if needed, yet not so long that it doesn't feel like blitz (5/5 for example feels more like a 10 min game which chess.com now considers rapid chess).
With that said, sometimes I'll feel in the mood for a little faster: in this case, I like 3 minute games. Some players like 3+1 or 3+2, but then it feels closer to 5 minutes in my opinion. If I want to play 3 minutes, it is because I feel like something faster - it I wanted a longer game, I'd choose something like 5 min.
With each time control at less and less time, I can feel my ability dropping though. I can barely play bullet well xD
Fast chess can be fun with friends in unrated series though - things like first to 5 wins or something similar. Like you, it is greatly based on mood for me though.
Lastly (although obvious for some, but I still need to point it out), this is only my ONLINE preference. OTB chess is completely different because 5 min blitz OTB feels more like 3 min blitz online. In real life, there are no premoves and physically moving the pieces takes time as well.
1min is so fun
Nov 16, 2020
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#4
hongyin01 wrote:
1min is so fun
That is bullet chess though and the thread asks favorite blitz time control 
Nov 17, 2020
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#6
https://chessmood.com/blog/what-chess-time-control-to-choose This article will help you to choose not the control you love but the control which is right and the best suited to you.
Yeah. 3|0 and for bullet, 30 sec 100%
5/5 because it's slow.
5/5 because slowest with increment. Still too quick for me to not hang mate though.
5/5, but 3/2 is good too
Nov 18, 2020
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#13
MISTER_McCHESS wrote:
mockingbird998 wrote:
https://chessmood.com/blog/what-chess-time-control-to-choose This article will help you to choose not the control you love but the control which is right and the best suited to you.
I think mockingbird88 really likes chessmood cuz she has said that it's good several times and also now she linked an article for it
Yes, I do a lot!
I think 3+2 is best
