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I always wondered that players who get better in rating when there is less time to think would they be players that have below average chess intelligence?

It seems to me if you are above average in chess intelligence your chess rating gets better when you have more time to think.

I think players who play worse when the game is longer just might not be that smart so they are better off playing a faster game where players are thinking less.

Just a thought what do some of you think about that and are you better or worse if you play with more time?
@rmilin i'm used to playing bullet, so when i'm playing blitz and my opponent has low time, i get an advantage since i'm used to time crunches and flagging.

when you have really low time,you're not thinking as much, you just play the move that automatically comes to your mind (usually). it doesn't depend on chess intelligence. most high rated players are like 2600 in classical and about the same in bullet.

it's two completely different mindsets that you have to be in. and you might be better at one than the other, so it doesn't really depend on your chess intelligence.

If you play lots of first person shooter games, you might have faster thinking times and faster reflexes, thus making you better at moving fast for fast time controls. chess intelligence isn't the only factor :D
@rmilin said in #1:
> I always wondered that players who get better in rating when there is less time to think would they be players that have below average chess intelligence?
>
> It seems to me if you are above average in chess intelligence your chess rating gets better when you have more time to think.
>
> I think players who play worse when the game is longer just might not be that smart so they are better off playing a faster game where players are thinking less.
>
> Just a thought what do some of you think about that and are you better or worse if you play with more time?
Play ten min rk like you were playing
Some people overthink when they have too much time. Other people doubt themselves a lot so when you add time pressure, overthinking goes out the window. I don't think it has anything to do with who is smarter vs dumber
@rmilin said in #1:
> I always wondered that players who get better in rating when there is less time to think would they be players that have below average chess intelligence?
>
> It seems to me if you are above average in chess intelligence your chess rating gets better when you have more time to think.
>
> I think players who play worse when the game is longer just might not be that smart so they are better off playing a faster game where players are thinking less.
>
> Just a thought what do some of you think about that and are you better or worse if you play with more time?

I think you are just trying to cover up your speed chess ratings which are lower than your slow chess ratings.

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