I started without time limits, and then when I first began doing tournaments I found 10 minutes kind of hard. I instead did 15 minutes, and over time it was much easier and I was able to do 10 and 5. It depends on the difficulty of the people you are playing against, and how "used" you are to time controls. Try out different kinds vs. different players online and see.
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I began playing chess around the start of the world chess championship and have thus far only played 5 minute games and less. I am around a 950 for 5-2 minute games and just reached a 1100 for bullet. Should I instead focus on 10 minute+ games? I am curious what match length is suggested for a beginner.