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The difference between blitz, bullet, and rapid
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Jun 6, 2021
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madswipe wrote:
Hello!
Could someone walk me through the difference between blitz, bullet, and rapid?
And maybe explain how each could benefit the skills of a player? Which should I focus on more? etc
I love the standard and daily play but i never know what to pick within these other three categories.
Here is a breakdown of which time controls count as which category: https://support.chess.com/article/330-why-are-there-different-ratings-in-live-chess
If you are looking for improvement, longer time controls (i.e. Rapid) are generally considered the best thing to focus on. Of course, Blitz and Bullet can also be fun so find the balance that you enjoy the most.
Jun 7, 2021
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#4
Rapid is probably the closest thing to Classical OTB chess that chess.com has, blitz and bullet can be fun but it can be hard to learn from unless you play like 5|2
Bullet - one minute, speed chess-ish
Blitz - three minute, pain
Rapid- pain, ten minute
11 days ago
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PinkFluffyPuppydog28 wrote:
Bullet - one minute, speed chess-ish
Blitz - three minute, pain
Rapid- pain, ten minute
Love it! Spot on!
11 days ago
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#7
The Longer the time you have, the more time you have to think about your moves.
If you are learning chess I would stick with Rapid or longer.
Blitz on say 5 min has some time to think but not much, there is a lot of memorisation involved.
Personally I don't even consider bullet to be chess. It's either pure memorisation or just who can move the pieces around fastest. Others may disagree but that is my take on it.
Those classic games you hear about from grandmasters or great players of the past, were either no time limit or had a very long time limit.
Lord_Phan wrote:
If you are learning chess I would stick with Rapid or longer.
Even if the guy was still learning chess 3 years ago, he's an experienced player now. Aren't you a bit late for the party?
10 days ago
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magipi wrote:
Lord_Phan wrote:
If you are learning chess I would stick with Rapid or longer.
Even if the guy was still learning chess 3 years ago, he's an experienced player now. Aren't you a bit late for the party?
It's just opinion that may apply to new players today. And it's my fault for starting this thread over, I didn't look at the dates but I came here to learn the differences of each and I appreciated the comments.
Time Controls - Everything You Wanted To Know...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/time-controls-everything-you-wanted-to-know
Hello!
Could someone walk me through the difference between blitz, bullet, and rapid?
And maybe explain how each could benefit the skills of a player? Which should I focus on more? etc
I love the standard and daily play but i never know what to pick within these other three categories.