I've not waded through the rest of this thread so I may be repeating what others have written.
I think if you're really competitive about your speed chess rating though, on any server, the thing to do is to know when *not* to play. Don't play when you're drunk, tired, thirsting for revenge, curious about the Grob, thinking about something else, might be interupted, when you've been blundering, and so on. Build up a personal list of moods/situations where you play poorly and avoid them rigidly. Btw, I'm not that competitive - I just notice my rating yoyo's downward in the context of that kind of thing.
Btw. I used to play on playchess. I think I had a blitz of usually about 2200-2300. Bullet a lot lower, don't think I had a standard. Currently 1967 blitz on FICS.
Originally posted by TommyC2200 on PlayChess and you are 1660 here? That must be a provisional result or something. I dunno about 1600s here but I played a couple of 1700s here who played very strongly punishing me for blitzing, but then missing simple continuations which allowed me to draw in one case and to bag the full point in the other.
I've not waded through the rest of this thread so I may be repeating what others have written.
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Btw. I used to play on playchess. I think I had a blitz of usually about 2200-2300. Bullet a lot lower, don't think I had a standard. Currently 1967 blitz on FICS.
If you were genuinely 2200-2300 on PlayChess you should be sweeping the floor with 1600-2000 players here.
Originally posted by z00tHmm I had an 1800 blitz rating on playchess which just fell into the 1700s but I'm usually a 1600 here...
2200 on PlayChess and you are 1660 here? That must be a provisional result or something. I dunno about 1600s here but I played a couple of 1700s here who played very strongly punishing me for blitzing, but then missing simple continuations which allowed me to draw in one case and to bag the full point in the other.
If you were genuinely 2200-2300 on PlayChess you should be sweeping the floor with 1600-2000 players here.
Originally posted by z00tyou mean like this? Game 2141758
...If you were genuinely 2200-2300 on PlayChess you should be sweeping the floor with 1600-2000 players here.
Originally posted by z00tI figured out my main problem to be with poor time management and marathon sessions. My account has expired though so I haven't been able to play blitz anymore.
Get someone a bit stronger to look through your games as you are likely making the same mistakes.
Originally posted by z00tMoron. If I was going to lie, I'd make the rating a lot higher than that.
2200 on PlayChess and you are 1660 here? That must be a provisional result or something. I dunno about 1600s here but I played a couple of 1700s here who played very strongly punishing me for blitzing, but then missing simple continuations which allowed me to draw in one case and to bag the full point in the other.
If you were genuinely 2200-2300 on PlayChess you should be sweeping the floor with 1600-2000 players here.
Originally posted by TommyCYa know if you're gonna tell fibs its best to stick with lines we've heard before :-
Moron. If I was going to lie, I'd make the rating a lot higher than that.
- you can see tactics faster than Fritz etc etc
- your friend can match 9 out of 10 moves with Fritz and the 10th is even better, only prob your friend is 2300 and even GK doesn't do that.
Or you can wait till April Fools day, when we might swallow that.
Originally posted by z00tI don't know why you're so bitter about being worse than me at blitz.
Ya know if you're gonna tell fibs its best to stick with lines we've heard before :-
- you can see tactics faster than Fritz etc etc
- your friend can match 9 out of 10 moves with Fritz and the 10th is even better, only prob your friend is 2300 and even GK doesn't do that.
Or you can wait till April Fools day, when we might swallow that.
Originally posted by TommyCI'm not bitter, there are already loads of people better than me at CC/Speedchess. Its only the manner you have wildly exaggerated your claims particularly as this thread and others on speedchess have gone on for a while and now you have "suddenly remembered" that you are good at speedchess.
I don't know why you're so bitter about being worse than me at blitz.
Originally posted by z00tSo you don't believe my FICS rating either?
I'm not bitter, there are already loads of people better than me at CC/Speedchess. Its only the manner you have wildly exaggerated your claims particularly as this thread and others on speedchess have gone on for a while and now you have "suddenly remembered" that you are good at speedchess.
I believe you...because I know that 1967 on fics is preatty strong, most of FMs are around 2000 (+/-100). What it is still provisional for you it is your RHP rating, that needs more games to get where you should be (and procedure, getting used with long games, databases use, etc)