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A tool to improve OTB time management

Your method seems reasonable (gather data and analyze it) although for many amateurs, moving faster can have dire consequences. You are correct:

The absolute competitive goal isn’t perfection; it’s to play fast enough and good enough.

however it's difficult for anyone to explain how good is good enough!

Your method seems reasonable (gather data and analyze it) although for many amateurs, moving faster can have dire consequences. You are correct: > The absolute competitive goal isn’t perfection; it’s to play fast enough and good enough. however it's difficult for anyone to explain how good is good enough!

"moving faster can have dire consequences."

Absolutely.
I think for the 1600 - 2000 elo range, people tend to play too slow in general.
Before 1600, they have less material to think about and they can play faster, after 2000, the experience and the intuition allow to play faster.
Of course, I might be wrong, that's only my 2 cents

"moving faster can have dire consequences." Absolutely. I think for the 1600 - 2000 elo range, people tend to play too slow in general. Before 1600, they have less material to think about and they can play faster, after 2000, the experience and the intuition allow to play faster. Of course, I might be wrong, that's only my 2 cents

Thanks for this topic it might be helpful for me (As I have not tried it out).

Thanks for this topic it might be helpful for me (As I have not tried it out).

Try and you will give me your feedback when you can !

Try and you will give me your feedback when you can !

I already knew I have bad time management and that it is a big problem. I didn't need this article to tell me that. Nor that spreadsheets exist.

I already knew I have bad time management and that it is a big problem. I didn't need this article to tell me that. Nor that spreadsheets exist.

C'est un bon blog qui permet de savoir comment améliorer la gestion du temps. Cependant, j'ai la flemme de noter mes coups. Est-ce qu'il y a une application/site internet qui permet de faire ça?

C'est un bon blog qui permet de savoir comment améliorer la gestion du temps. Cependant, j'ai la flemme de noter mes coups. Est-ce qu'il y a une application/site internet qui permet de faire ça?

@Poubelle said in #3:

"moving faster can have dire consequences."

Absolutely.
I think for the 1600 - 2000 elo range, people tend to play too slow in general.
Before 1600, they have less material to think about and they can play faster, after 2000, the experience and the intuition allow to play faster.
Of course, I might be wrong, that's only my 2 cents

From a recent 3+2 blitz game, here is a challenge: spot the blunder! My FIDE rating is in the 1600-2000 Elo range, but here clearly both my opponent and I were playing too fast:

https://lichess.org/i4qPdrsY#0

On move 18 I could have won a piece with an easy endgame to follow.

@Poubelle said in #3: > "moving faster can have dire consequences." > > Absolutely. > I think for the 1600 - 2000 elo range, people tend to play too slow in general. > Before 1600, they have less material to think about and they can play faster, after 2000, the experience and the intuition allow to play faster. > Of course, I might be wrong, that's only my 2 cents From a recent 3+2 blitz game, here is a challenge: spot the blunder! My FIDE rating is in the 1600-2000 Elo range, but here clearly both my opponent and I were playing too fast: https://lichess.org/i4qPdrsY#0 On move 18 I could have won a piece with an easy endgame to follow.

From a recent 3+2 blitz game, here is a challenge: spot the blunder! My FIDE rating is in the 1600-2000 Elo range, but here clearly both my opponent and I were playing too fast:

On move 18 I could have won a piece with an easy endgame to follow.

  1. Nd6+ is easy to spot, and also easy to miss if you play too fast. But whatever I'm pointing out in this thread is applying to OTB (on the board) chess, not virtual chess.
> From a recent 3+2 blitz game, here is a challenge: spot the blunder! My FIDE rating is in the 1600-2000 Elo range, but here clearly both my opponent and I were playing too fast: > > > > > On move 18 I could have won a piece with an easy endgame to follow. 18. Nd6+ is easy to spot, and also easy to miss if you play too fast. But whatever I'm pointing out in this thread is applying to OTB (on the board) chess, not virtual chess.

@pokervane said in #6:

I already knew I have bad time management and that it is a big problem. I didn't need this article to tell me that. Nor that spreadsheets exist.

Very useful comment. Thanks for the visibility anyway.

@pokervane said in #6: > I already knew I have bad time management and that it is a big problem. I didn't need this article to tell me that. Nor that spreadsheets exist. Very useful comment. Thanks for the visibility anyway.