Originally posted by Golubhere's one such a contraption especially for blitz. I know some people do stuff like that, but for me it feels extremely uncharacteristic.
I tried such "self-check" systems, but they don't work. The only way is to get something called board vision. I personally don't think you can have such a mechanical way of playing or thinking, the brain does that job better than any step-by-step routines. My advice is still: move slower.
http://www.chessandpoker.com/introduction_to_blitz_chess.html
at one point, I did do structured thought process in cc though, and it improved dramatically my play. but with blitz, the time just is so short. I'd be really interested to hear if someone actually used structured thought process in blitz.