On Average I make more blunders, mistakes and innacuaracies in longer games than in blitz...how is that possible?
Probably a coincidence, although it is weird because you have a higher rating in longer time controls, which suggests that your opponents also make more poor moves in longer games.
I am in the same situation. My problem is boredom. Even in 3 minute games, I find myself screaming in my head that my opponent is taking too long. I actually played in a 3 0 tournament today and was so bored that I took a quiz in another tab. (I aced the quiz but did badly in the tournament.)
The opposite is normally truer for others. The opponents play worse in shorter time controls, therefore your play looks better.
This is just a guess. Without a look at your games, your personality, and/or your environment, this is the best I can theorize.
The opposite is normally truer for others. The opponents play worse in shorter time controls, therefore your play looks better.
This is just a guess. Without a look at your games, your personality, and/or your environment, this is the best I can theorize.
Overthinking and second guessing yourself.
"Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I normally do what my intuition tells me to do. Most of the time spent thinking is just to double-check.”
Magnus
"Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I normally do what my intuition tells me to do. Most of the time spent thinking is just to double-check.”
Magnus
@jonesmh
I have really bad ADD and find my mind wandering if my opponent is taking more than 15-20 seconds a move. Anything longer than 5 min games I'm usually reading a website or a book, doing opening analysis or on my phone. I've even been known to start a second game on another site and play two games at once. Sometimes the second game isn't even chess. Maybe poker or spades. Lichess' notification feature is very helpful in that regard. On some other sites I have forgotten I was playing a chess game and then come back and realize I only have a couple minutes left.
I have really bad ADD and find my mind wandering if my opponent is taking more than 15-20 seconds a move. Anything longer than 5 min games I'm usually reading a website or a book, doing opening analysis or on my phone. I've even been known to start a second game on another site and play two games at once. Sometimes the second game isn't even chess. Maybe poker or spades. Lichess' notification feature is very helpful in that regard. On some other sites I have forgotten I was playing a chess game and then come back and realize I only have a couple minutes left.
@MagicAce1988
When I first moved from bullet to 45 45, I would always end with 48 minutes on my clock to my opponent's 2 minutes.
I couldn't make myself think any deeper than that little stupid cycle that was carved into my neural elasticity from mega-hours of bullet.
It took 2 months before I could actually start using my time to think with more depth and bredth.
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My advice? Play slow. Learn to think with depth and bredth.
Don't worry about that "buzzer beater" addiction where a game goes down to the wire.
You might miss that adrenaline at first, but once your perception of the game changes a little bit...you will find that exact same level of adrenaline again, but it won't be for 20 seconds here and there...no.
It will be for up to 20-30-40 minutes of uninterrupted, white-knuckle, teeth-clenching, tension.
Let the endorphins flow!
When I first moved from bullet to 45 45, I would always end with 48 minutes on my clock to my opponent's 2 minutes.
I couldn't make myself think any deeper than that little stupid cycle that was carved into my neural elasticity from mega-hours of bullet.
It took 2 months before I could actually start using my time to think with more depth and bredth.
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My advice? Play slow. Learn to think with depth and bredth.
Don't worry about that "buzzer beater" addiction where a game goes down to the wire.
You might miss that adrenaline at first, but once your perception of the game changes a little bit...you will find that exact same level of adrenaline again, but it won't be for 20 seconds here and there...no.
It will be for up to 20-30-40 minutes of uninterrupted, white-knuckle, teeth-clenching, tension.
Let the endorphins flow!
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