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Blitz to rapid transition

I'm a blitz player in general. 3+0 is my thing. Now, i have to play in a 20+0 tourney.
Do you have any advice to make this transition and shift one's thinking to a slowr form?
thanks

I'm a blitz player in general. 3+0 is my thing. Now, i have to play in a 20+0 tourney. Do you have any advice to make this transition and shift one's thinking to a slowr form? thanks

Play 20+0 practice games.

Play 20+0 practice games.

If there only were a website where you could play some rapid games to practice playing with a slower time control...

If there only were a website where you could play some rapid games to practice playing with a slower time control...

You can launch a lobby search for 20+0.
You can also play 20+0 against an engine.

You can launch a lobby search for 20+0. You can also play 20+0 against an engine.

Changing your chess style overnight isn’t really possible. Trust your instincts and don’t second-guess yourself just because you have more time, but pay attention to the moves your opponent spends extra time on. You don’t need to try to “flag” your opponent. You can use the extra time to think more carefully than usual, but that doesn’t mean you have to use every second of it.

Check the peak ratings you have won, average them out and join a time control where you think you could win, but not one where victory is guaranteed. A challenge is healthy, but if it’s too big, your first experience might be frustrating. If you’re much stronger than the others, you might feel bad if you win 5/5. You want to take pride in your achievement. Aim high, and you’ll feel the satisfaction of earning your results.

Sometimes stress shows up in ways we don’t notice at first, like scribbling or erasing chess moves, or forgetting to enter a move. These are signs of stress. So that's definitely the time to slow down when it happens, and let your chess instincts guide you. Learn to recognize when to press on and when to ponder, and you’ll find your rhythm in the slower games.

Changing your chess style overnight isn’t really possible. Trust your instincts and don’t second-guess yourself just because you have more time, but pay attention to the moves your opponent spends extra time on. You don’t need to try to “flag” your opponent. You can use the extra time to think more carefully than usual, but that doesn’t mean you have to use every second of it. Check the peak ratings you have won, average them out and join a time control where you think you could win, but not one where victory is guaranteed. A challenge is healthy, but if it’s too big, your first experience might be frustrating. If you’re much stronger than the others, you might feel bad if you win 5/5. You want to take pride in your achievement. Aim high, and you’ll feel the satisfaction of earning your results. Sometimes stress shows up in ways we don’t notice at first, like scribbling or erasing chess moves, or forgetting to enter a move. These are signs of stress. So that's definitely the time to slow down when it happens, and let your chess instincts guide you. Learn to recognize when to press on and when to ponder, and you’ll find your rhythm in the slower games.

20 + 0 is still pretty fast.
Play the opening like you do in blitz, assuming you're familiar with your repertoire.
In the middlegame, you have more time to calculate before making a critical decision. But do this only once or twice per game.
If you're better, take your time and play solidly. If you're worse, play sharply and attack.
Keep an eye on the clock and try to maintain an advantage on time.

20 + 0 is still pretty fast. Play the opening like you do in blitz, assuming you're familiar with your repertoire. In the middlegame, you have more time to calculate before making a critical decision. But do this only once or twice per game. If you're better, take your time and play solidly. If you're worse, play sharply and attack. Keep an eye on the clock and try to maintain an advantage on time.

"try to maintain an advantage on time"

  • On the contrary, try to use more time than your opponent and get an advantage on the board.
    As you are used to play blitz you should not fear getting low on time, but you should fear ending up in a lost position with plenty of useless time on your clock.

"Play the opening like you do in blitz."

  • No, play the opening slowly and thoughtfully to reach a state of concentration and plan ahead.

"you have more time to calculate before making a critical decision"

  • You should do that before each pawn move and each trade, as these are irreversible.
"try to maintain an advantage on time" * On the contrary, try to use more time than your opponent and get an advantage on the board. As you are used to play blitz you should not fear getting low on time, but you should fear ending up in a lost position with plenty of useless time on your clock. "Play the opening like you do in blitz." * No, play the opening slowly and thoughtfully to reach a state of concentration and plan ahead. "you have more time to calculate before making a critical decision" * You should do that before each pawn move and each trade, as these are irreversible.

@Sherlocked_Homeless said ^

I'm a blitz player in general. 3+0 is my thing. Now, i have to play in a 20+0 tourney.
Do you have any advice to make this transition and shift one's thinking to a slowr form?
thanks

Genarally you have to relly on calculation more then what you are now. if it's a OTB tournament ( and if you new to OTB
) you might just spend 3 second moving the piece and pressing the clock. also both the time control you usually play and you have an upcoming tournament on are both incrementless. But the control over no increment comes after you use your time properly. So it probably would be really benificial if you could overcome the fast playing style for the tournament. relly more on calculation but at the same time don't overshoot. 20 miniuts is still rapid and quite fast. Another thing is to Blunder check every move if you have time to. you might be thinking that it is an amature advice but you can easily overcome a mistake in blitz chess but in slower formates you might even lose a game for one bad move.

@Sherlocked_Homeless said [^](/forum/redirect/post/NEaD0vSi) > I'm a blitz player in general. 3+0 is my thing. Now, i have to play in a 20+0 tourney. > Do you have any advice to make this transition and shift one's thinking to a slowr form? > thanks Genarally you have to relly on calculation more then what you are now. if it's a OTB tournament ( and if you new to OTB ) you might just spend 3 second moving the piece and pressing the clock. also both the time control you usually play and you have an upcoming tournament on are both incrementless. But the control over no increment comes after you use your time properly. So it probably would be really benificial if you could overcome the fast playing style for the tournament. relly more on calculation but at the same time don't overshoot. 20 miniuts is still rapid and quite fast. Another thing is to ***Blunder check every move if you have time to.*** you might be thinking that it is an amature advice but you can easily overcome a mistake in blitz chess but in slower formates you might even lose a game for one bad move.