Hey as someone learning to get better at chess, would it be selfish to want to play against high rated players who play bullet since you only get better by player better opponents. Or is there a better way to learn, without intentionally wanting to waste their time?
You should play with people who will give you a challenge but are around your caliber. Just practice/study tactics, openings, theory, endgames, and strategies and you'll eventually get better.
Just keep practicing
How you pretend to play better "bullet chess" if you do not improve firstly "slow chess"?
The only thing you will get playing bullet is playing faster, but, anything else. Your game quality will stuck.
The only thing you will get playing bullet is playing faster, but, anything else. Your game quality will stuck.
@Anonynnous #1
Do you want to get better at "bullet tricks" and flagging ?
Or do you want to get better at the game of chess ?
If you want to get better at the game of chess you must analyse your own games properly (Former world champion Botvinnik is an example for this), and you must study, train, and ... play slow time control chess games, preferably against equally strong and stronger opponents.
Perhaps this post is also interesting for you :
www.chess.com/blog/linlaoda/how-to-really-improve-at-chess
Good luck, and have fun !
Do you want to get better at "bullet tricks" and flagging ?
Or do you want to get better at the game of chess ?
If you want to get better at the game of chess you must analyse your own games properly (Former world champion Botvinnik is an example for this), and you must study, train, and ... play slow time control chess games, preferably against equally strong and stronger opponents.
Perhaps this post is also interesting for you :
www.chess.com/blog/linlaoda/how-to-really-improve-at-chess
Good luck, and have fun !
That was a good post achja, thank you. Not to write too much, but right now I'm trying to learn how to make better decisions and chess provides a good metaphorical basis for that.
In my past experience, the puzzles have helped greatly in mid-game game play, however my opening strength varies greatly, especially when against unexpected moves (which humans are notorious for).
Bottom-line being, that by playing against higher rated players I'm able to analyze both mine and their decisions from an armchair; while learning new moves as well as from my mistakes.
My concern stems from the fact that I can see how this learning style can be inconvenient for other players, those whom may be looking for an actual challenge.
In my past experience, the puzzles have helped greatly in mid-game game play, however my opening strength varies greatly, especially when against unexpected moves (which humans are notorious for).
Bottom-line being, that by playing against higher rated players I'm able to analyze both mine and their decisions from an armchair; while learning new moves as well as from my mistakes.
My concern stems from the fact that I can see how this learning style can be inconvenient for other players, those whom may be looking for an actual challenge.
it can take a few minutes, but you should still be able to get games setting the minimum rating requirement to slightly higher rated than yourself.
there are plenty of people out there that accept (or even prefer) games with lower rateds :p
there are plenty of people out there that accept (or even prefer) games with lower rateds :p
TACTICS TACTICS TACTICS. Great for Bullet.
pl.lichess.org/study/KZ0kZaIk - Crazy Opening for Bullet.
I started to play chess at the age of 8 and after 6 years I am now the level I am by practice and natural learning process
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