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Subject: Re: quantity vs. time-control questions

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 17:32:42 02/10/04

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On February 10, 2004 at 19:56:00, Frank Nelson wrote:

>De La Maza says in his "Rapid Chess Improvement for Adults" that you should play
>chess at SD90 or three hours total time. At this rate unless you're practicing
>playing in the first day of a two days OTB tournament you only playing one game
>three days a week according to De La Maza's schedule.
>My question what do people here feels about training not with blitz chess or
>Fischer increment time-controls but with sudden-death? Personally I feel that
>with Game 90 I have chances of getting a playable endgame that I can have
>chances to hold for a draw.
>
>*p.s. - "There are three sides of the truth" "Your's, Mine's and the Truth"
>         Captain Sheridian of the WhiteStar Fleet (Babylon 5 fame)

I like time controls with bigger increments. I play a lot of 2/12 blitz, and I
would probably like 90/30 for longer games (or 60/30, 30/15, etc.). When I play
2/12 blitz, I don't really feel pressured even when I have less than 10 seconds
left. Of course, nothing beats a good game of 1/0 :)



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