So what is this?
I guess players who are good at the last few seconds of a bullet game are the ones who continue playing bullet.
@Veslefrikkmfela It is just like a time deadline real life. As a deadline approaches, the more speed and urgency are required in order to meet the deadline. I have ranted about this phenomenon to myself many times (more so in blitz), wondering how a player who seemed to sit there and "did nothing" the whole game suddenly had a crushing attack out of nowhere miraculously with seconds left.
Your opponent may be aware of many many many moves that they have available, but are waiting until the right moment,. Just because they haven't put a move on the board doesn't mean they weren't aware of it; they may be saving it for the optimal time, like a lion waiting for the best time to strike.
I had an illustrative 1+0 bullet game recently I won that I'd like to verbally describe. (It was on another account, as white, against a similar/stronger player.) 30 seconds into the game, we were equal on time and engine evaluation. Then, my opponent made a reasonable looking move, but it alerted all of my tactical senses and I spent about 10 seconds thinking, making sure I fully grasped the resulting physics of the position. The move I made resulted in either a forced mate-in-5 via a rook sacrifice, or a +12 advantage, with best play from him. He fell into the forced mate-in-5 via rook sacrifice trap, which I excitedly pre-moved.
Consider this, hypothetically, from his (black's) perspective. We're playing at the same speed then suddenly white goes into a 10 second think like his connection cut out, or he seems clueless in the position. "Hurry up and make a move," the other bullet players will demand. White's move is finally played, black responds with one second of shallow non-thought, then white instantly drowns black with moves that are all impossible to defend (all thanks to the 10 second contemplation).
Where did white come from all of a sudden? My simple answer is, like the waiting lion, he was there the whole time :)
Your opponent may be aware of many many many moves that they have available, but are waiting until the right moment,. Just because they haven't put a move on the board doesn't mean they weren't aware of it; they may be saving it for the optimal time, like a lion waiting for the best time to strike.
I had an illustrative 1+0 bullet game recently I won that I'd like to verbally describe. (It was on another account, as white, against a similar/stronger player.) 30 seconds into the game, we were equal on time and engine evaluation. Then, my opponent made a reasonable looking move, but it alerted all of my tactical senses and I spent about 10 seconds thinking, making sure I fully grasped the resulting physics of the position. The move I made resulted in either a forced mate-in-5 via a rook sacrifice, or a +12 advantage, with best play from him. He fell into the forced mate-in-5 via rook sacrifice trap, which I excitedly pre-moved.
Consider this, hypothetically, from his (black's) perspective. We're playing at the same speed then suddenly white goes into a 10 second think like his connection cut out, or he seems clueless in the position. "Hurry up and make a move," the other bullet players will demand. White's move is finally played, black responds with one second of shallow non-thought, then white instantly drowns black with moves that are all impossible to defend (all thanks to the 10 second contemplation).
Where did white come from all of a sudden? My simple answer is, like the waiting lion, he was there the whole time :)
It;s just random luck. When each player only has 10 sec to make 20 moves, blunders are abundant for both, so it may seem like one is stronger at the end, but they're just lucking into your mistakes, that you only made because of the clock rushing you - not because they forced you into it. Bullet should be called Bullshit lol
It's fake chess. But unless you want to play a 20 min game and wait forever for your opponent to move, it is what it is.
Would be better if games that ended by clock didn't count. Only checkmates should count. I play Bullet for the challenge of trying to checkmate in only 1 min, but most just play the clock, so you spend time setting them up to mate, only for your clock to run out and your opponent gets a win for doing nothing. It's really just a waste of time (no pun intended) that accomplishes nothing/proves nothing..
It's fake chess. But unless you want to play a 20 min game and wait forever for your opponent to move, it is what it is.
Would be better if games that ended by clock didn't count. Only checkmates should count. I play Bullet for the challenge of trying to checkmate in only 1 min, but most just play the clock, so you spend time setting them up to mate, only for your clock to run out and your opponent gets a win for doing nothing. It's really just a waste of time (no pun intended) that accomplishes nothing/proves nothing..
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