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Is 1-Min Chess Even Really Chess Or Rather Something Else Entirely?

I like playing one minute chess, but I'm not sure if it's really chess or something entirely different.
Certainly, whatever it is it utilizes chess as the background for some form of a duel between two minds, but that doesn't necessarily qualify it as chess. Chess, at least traditionally speaking, is a game of deep thought and concentration to identify certain weaknesses and strengths in certain positions within an amount of hours on both sides. One minute chess, conversely, allows for no great amounts of time to be rendered by either side, yet moves must be made...and hopefully intelligently!
I propose that one minute chess relies on instinct combined with general chess knowledge of openings etc. That makes it more of a martial arts competition rather than strictly a timed athletic competition between two minds.
Hence, I argue that one minute chess is an entirely new game that uses the game of chess as nothing more than a catalyst to duel between the intellectual instincts of two minds in order to find the superior being.
It will help your chess, so I argue that it is in fact chess. I feel like my tactical awareness and feel for a lot of positions, including defending tough positions/attacks, has improved immensely from playing bullet. The thing I feel it will neglect is endings. A lot of your endings are just time scrambles.
Philosophy of the chess soup.

Heat up the game by playing a blitz or cool the game down by giving it lots of time. It will basically only change the enjoyment of the game. It's a matter of taste. It's similar to a cold or hot soup, that you can eat quickly or slowly. The soup remains with the same name and its not necessarily a new or old soup because its hot or cold. Some like it cold, some like it hot.

Most of the enjoyment of eating or playing comes when you take your time. It's less enjoyable to be hurried to eat or to play your move. Therefore, a person must receive the appropriate time they need to fully enjoy their cravings.
i've played a lot of different openings in Bullet.
There has been much discussion about this...and recently , with the appearance of Ultrabullet , the discussion started again.
There is no conclusion. So , play what you want to play and forget the rest!
Some players are in love with Ultrabullet-Berserk (7.5 secs for the whole game). How to convince them that this is pure madness?
If you agree with the statement "chess is just a game" then playing bullet justifies itself.

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