Some players have much higher ratings in bullet/blitz.
Others have much higher ratings in rapid/classical.
From which group do you belong?
What are your best and worst chess skills?
What about your knowledge and mastered abilities?
Please share your thoughts!
A list of important skills for long games:
L1 - Problem Solving.
L2 - Abstract Reasoning.
L3 - Calmness Under Pressure.
L4 - Patience.
L5 - Sportsmanship.
L6 - Creative Thinking.
L7 - Pattern Recognition.
L8 - Strategic Thinking.
Source:
www.whitbyschool.org/passionforlearning/8-critical-thinking-skills-kids-learn-at-chess-campAbilities:
A1 - Good time management
A2 - Good intuition
A3 - Extended work memory (for deep analysis)
A4 - Delayed gratification -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_gratificationKnowledges:
K1 - Broad (non-specific) knowledge of openings
K2 - Knowledge acquired from tactical training (from puzzles/books)
K3 - Any endgame knowledge
If you are better in short periods you are probably young^^
SargOn, I have always been better in long games. When young, it was a 500+ gap in my ratings. And now that I'm middle-aged, the gap is much smaller. With aging, I got better in fast games and worse now in long games. So perhaps aging is not a determinant factor.
My rating outside of bullet are around each other. It doesn’t matter how much time you give me, I’ll find the loss somehow. :D
"Probably". Well then, the reflexes become slower when getting old.
My reasons for having a lower bullet/blitz rating:
- In pattern recognition IQ tests, my results are much worse when there is time pressure
- I'm a terrible time manager. I tend to concentrate deeper and totally forget about the clock.
- My intuition seems limited, like I need solid evidence to make a good decision
Thus, I seem have a slow chess brain, that can't perform as well in bullet. And this is so hard to accept!
