Classical chess tips

Helloi friends! I am new to classical chess and I just wanted to know how should I utilize my 30 minutes of thinking ?

the best tip: Patience and calm always be patient bro is key for classical. We are always playing this blitz and bullet and it makes our brain think that chess is always fast when it is not!

also do alot of tactics to improve :D

Turn move confirmation on in your settings (prevents misclicks, and you can see the new position before comitting to it).

Study some openings so your position doesn't get off to a bad start

Most chess games are essentially decided by move 30, so use nearly all your time before move 30.

what @tpr said... use the bulk of your time for the first 30-ish moves (if needed). Keep a 5 minute reserve for the rest of the game so you can still calculate one or two ideas and don't go into a blind panic if the game goes on until move 60.

In fast time controls we play relying on our intuition and are more or less reacting to certain patterns without deep calculation and we do get away with it. :-)
In rapid or classical that approach will lead to a disaster as your opponent will have time to find the flaws in your hasty moves.
In general it is recommended to think about position and find the strategic plans on opponents turn and calculate concrete variations only when it is your turn.
It is also important not only to use whole time, but also to manage it properly!!!
You know, there are players who would consume all given time, trying to play perfectly and then end up blaming time-trouble for their miserable loss after a simple blunder in the end.
So, if you are planning classical non-incremental 30 minutes game, take the given control and divide it into thirds.
Try not to arrive at move 15 until 1/3 of your time is gone. Exception: you are in “your” opening theory and know what you are doing. :)
Then do not permit yourself to arrive at move 30 until you have used 2/3 of your time and you will have 1/3 of your time for the remaining part of the game.
Most games are going to last 40-50 moves, but usually one side gets a decisive advantage around move 40, so from there it will probably be about converting the advantage or fighting against a loss by making your opponents life harder.
If you are always finishing your games with half of your time remaining, classical time control is not for you!
As mentioned in comments above, slow chess requires patience - if you dont have it, best you refrain from playing it.
Getting cheap wins in bullet and blitz is easier and faster. :D
Last but not least - move confirmation is a great feature, but please dont forget that it only exists in online chess.
You are not even allowed to pre-write the intended move upon playing it on your scoresheet OTB!
So consider, if you ever go play OTB after the pandemic before you develop this “bad” online thinking habbit.
Happy chessing and all best :-)

Thanks for the advice! In my earlier years I played slower time control all the time - now, after blitzing for quite a while I noticed that my thinking is indeed restricted to Intuition and pattern recognition. I do not really calculate concrete lines anymore and my strategical planning has become very limited. Patience is gone too. Clearly, I am a Blitz-addict.

As a result I often lose against supposedly weaker players on games without time control. I stopped playing Blitz now and I'm trying to restore my calculation skills.
Does anybody has any advise on how to specifically train calculation skills or strategic planning?

Greetings Hobel

The best way to play classical chess is to take your time when you are playing and not play the game like it is an ultrabullet game when it is a Classical game. So basically the best way to win Classical chess games is to think and take your time as it is a very long timed game. Even though it may not have an increment, you have so much time on your hands that you can think and carefully make your moves.