I understand why people say bullet isn't real chess, throughout history classical has been the true intellectual test of skill. But there are many variants of chess and each one requires a modification to an individual player's skill set. Perhaps we could think of bullet like another variant, particularly on lichess where we can play many moves within one second. Either way if the skill can be rewarded than people will be competitive in that field. Regardless of how Andrew stacks up against other GMs it is still an honorable achievement to reach such a high rating.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Andrew Tang is a student at university? He has a whole lifetime ahead of him and if he ever decides to improve his slower time controls I'm betting he would skyrocket.
You can call bullet chess whatever you want to call it but the fact remains that it takes a lot of skill to compete therein. Just look how competitive the lichess titled arenas get. If Andrew's main focus is on bullet at this time than he is unarguably one of the strongest players out there. The last time I watched his stream he commented that he was going to focus on improving his game. The last few titled arenas have been extremely competitive with alireza rebeca Harris carlsen and the rest of the amazing players, but peg wasn't very active. If I had to guess I would say that it is possible he wants to make a comeback in the next titled arena. If that is indeed the case than I have no doubt he will give everyone a run for their money.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Andrew Tang is a student at university? He has a whole lifetime ahead of him and if he ever decides to improve his slower time controls I'm betting he would skyrocket.
You can call bullet chess whatever you want to call it but the fact remains that it takes a lot of skill to compete therein. Just look how competitive the lichess titled arenas get. If Andrew's main focus is on bullet at this time than he is unarguably one of the strongest players out there. The last time I watched his stream he commented that he was going to focus on improving his game. The last few titled arenas have been extremely competitive with alireza rebeca Harris carlsen and the rest of the amazing players, but peg wasn't very active. If I had to guess I would say that it is possible he wants to make a comeback in the next titled arena. If that is indeed the case than I have no doubt he will give everyone a run for their money.