Comments for First impressions of a chess novice playing blitz chess at http://squirrelchess.com/cms , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://squirrelchess.com/cms Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:13:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://squirrelchess.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=29#pc_34 Thanks for the comment. May be I should take my abysmal blitz rating as a sign that I am a "serious" chess player? ;D I also noted that players with roughly the same strength compared to myself play quite differently during blitz and slow chess games. Most people I play during slow games are careful to develop their pieces during the opening while the majority of my blitz opponents starts attacking very early to provoke some blunders from my side. I hope if I continue to go for reasonable opening moves and most importantly learn to avoid blunders (although it seems that even world champions are not perfect :o ) I will win more of my fast games. - Sciurus Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:17:04 +0100 http://squirrelchess.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=29#pc_33 My blitz rating is usually around 200 points less than my standard rating. I've noticed that this is pretty typical for 'serious' players who tend to play standard slow games. OTOH, those who usually play blitz typically have a higher blitz rating than standard rating (I have noticed they tend to move too quickly in standard games). - Blue Devil Knight Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:53:31 +0100