Correspondence chess: Why do people play so many games at a time?

O well that's me out.

I would still argue that time-spent-per-move is a huge factor in correspondence chess.

As a simple example; I had a puzzle challenge on chessdotcom with a known real-life person who was easily +200 OTB relative to me. I managed to get to 2200* whilst my opponent could only manage 1900, +300 to me! The difference was time-spent on the puzzles, amounting to +500 elo difference in expected performance in total. That's the sort of difference that can occur in correspondence chess.

When I played correspondence I would give more credence to an opponents' puzzle rating than their elo - only in a negative sense, i.e. if it was low with a decent number of tries they were very unlikely to be a strong middlegame player, if it was high you couldn't determine anything.

I actually stopped at 2200 because there was an increasing level of underrated puzzles - i.e. there would be an 'obvious' move but also counterplay, took 10 to 20 minutes to work out the threat only to find it was safe to play the 'obvious' move as a result the puzzle would be underrated as lower level players wouldn't consider the counterplay in the first place.

O well that's me out. I would still argue that time-spent-per-move is a huge factor in correspondence chess. As a simple example; I had a puzzle challenge on chessdotcom with a known real-life person who was easily +200 OTB relative to me. I managed to get to 2200* whilst my opponent could only manage 1900, +300 to me! The difference was time-spent on the puzzles, amounting to +500 elo difference in expected performance in total. That's the sort of difference that can occur in correspondence chess. When I played correspondence I would give more credence to an opponents' puzzle rating than their elo - only in a negative sense, i.e. if it was low with a decent number of tries they were very unlikely to be a strong middlegame player, if it was high you couldn't determine anything. * I actually stopped at 2200 because there was an increasing level of underrated puzzles - i.e. there would be an 'obvious' move but also counterplay, took 10 to 20 minutes to work out the threat only to find it was safe to play the 'obvious' move as a result the puzzle would be underrated as lower level players wouldn't consider the counterplay in the first place.

Keshav09-11

@bongcloudmaster41 said ^

I have recently gotten into and I love playing correspondence chess, but one thing that struck my eye was that when I click on an opponent of mine's profile they always have about 15-30 games on at once. Why is this? I know it is their choice but to me it kind of looks like it defeats the purpose of correspondence. Do they fall into the trap of starting a game, it is completely winning, but their ...

I played 100 games at a time and in future when my exams will be over i will start 200 games at a time
It a other kind of fun for me
Cause sometimes my opponents blunder and i sees it

@bongcloudmaster41 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/n7ImBePR) > I have recently gotten into and I love playing correspondence chess, but one thing that struck my eye was that when I click on an opponent of mine's profile they always have about 15-30 games on at once. Why is this? I know it is their choice but to me it kind of looks like it defeats the purpose of correspondence. Do they fall into the trap of starting a game, it is completely winning, but their ... I played 100 games at a time and in future when my exams will be over i will start 200 games at a time It a other kind of fun for me Cause sometimes my opponents blunder and i sees it

Keshav09-11

@ILikeBlitz said ^

In the ICCF World Championship Finals they play 14 games at a time.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=107382

In the ICCF World Championship all participants are using engines, whereas on Lichess and Chess.com engines are prohibited. I played two ICCF games against a top opponent some time ago and spent 2 days on one game and 3 days on the other one. (E...

How can I play in those events
And why are there engines allowed will it not make all the games a draw

@ILikeBlitz said [^](/forum/redirect/post/SPqQm9ML) > > In the ICCF World Championship Finals they play 14 games at a time. > > https://www.iccf.com/event?id=107382 > > In the ICCF World Championship all participants are using engines, whereas on Lichess and Chess.com engines are prohibited. I played two ICCF games against a top opponent some time ago and spent 2 days on one game and 3 days on the other one. (E... How can I play in those events And why are there engines allowed will it not make all the games a draw

tpr

"How can I play in those events"

"why are there engines allowed"

because it is impossible to patrol a prohibition.

"will it not make all the games a draw"

In the finals yes, but in preliminaries, semifinals, and candidates there are still decisive games.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=70458

"How can I play in those events" * Register on ICCF https://www.iccf.com/Signup.aspx "why are there engines allowed" * because it is impossible to patrol a prohibition. "will it not make all the games a draw" * In the finals yes, but in preliminaries, semifinals, and candidates there are still decisive games. https://www.iccf.com/event?id=70458

the-cisco-kid

I play mostly cc. I like to play one move per day time control. Play enough games to keep me busy, maybe 15-20 games.

Probably the amount of time I spend on each game is similar to a classical. Maybe I complete 2-3 games per day. I use the analysis board all the time. I find that helps my middle-game skills. I play enough real-time to keep my rating up.

Another thing you can do is work on a thinking method, with supports, that can be carried over to your real time play.

I remember playing a guy on a cc site years ago who had 200 games going. Probably he was playing at blitz or even bullet speed. Why not? It's all chess.

Don't knock it until you've tried it.

I play mostly cc. I like to play one move per day time control. Play enough games to keep me busy, maybe 15-20 games. Probably the amount of time I spend on each game is similar to a classical. Maybe I complete 2-3 games per day. I use the analysis board all the time. I find that helps my middle-game skills. I play enough real-time to keep my rating up. Another thing you can do is work on a thinking method, with supports, that can be carried over to your real time play. I remember playing a guy on a cc site years ago who had 200 games going. Probably he was playing at blitz or even bullet speed. Why not? It's all chess. Don't knock it until you've tried it. :)

bongcloudmaster41

@the-cisco-kid said ^

I play mostly cc. I like to play one move per day time control. Play enough games to keep me busy, maybe 15-20 games.

Probably the amount of time I spend on each game is similar to a classical. Maybe I complete 2-3 games per day. I use the analysis board all the time. I find that helps my middle-game skills. I play enough real-time to keep my rating up.

Another thing you can do is work on ...

Do you ever get burned out from the games?

@the-cisco-kid said [^](/forum/redirect/post/S8Z3tYZu) > I play mostly cc. I like to play one move per day time control. Play enough games to keep me busy, maybe 15-20 games. > > Probably the amount of time I spend on each game is similar to a classical. Maybe I complete 2-3 games per day. I use the analysis board all the time. I find that helps my middle-game skills. I play enough real-time to keep my rating up. > > Another thing you can do is work on ... Do you ever get burned out from the games?

bongcloudmaster41

@Keshav09-11 said ^

I have recently gotten into and I love playing correspondence chess, but one thing that struck my eye was that when I click on an opponent of mine's profile they always have about 15-30 games on at once. Why is this? I know it is their choice but to me it kind of looks like it defeats the purpose of correspondence. Do they fall into the ...

100 is lot, but it makes sense if you like it. How much time do you spend per move?

@Keshav09-11 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/UhlciGpZ) > > I have recently gotten into and I love playing correspondence chess, but one thing that struck my eye was that when I click on an opponent of mine's profile they always have about 15-30 games on at once. Why is this? I know it is their choice but to me it kind of looks like it defeats the purpose of correspondence. Do they fall into the ... 100 is lot, but it makes sense if you like it. How much time do you spend per move?

swimmerBill

so you sign up for anther tournament & same thing happens
...
eventually next rounds start happening and suddenly you have 30 games in 6 different events.

What happens (to me) is that you sign up for a tournament, play your games and wait a long time for the next round to start because some play really s l o w: 2 s l o w players and an 80 move games takes 240 days! so you sign up for anther tournament & same thing happens ... eventually next rounds start happening and suddenly you have 30 games in 6 different events.

Keshav09-11

@bongcloudmaster41 said ^

I have recently gotten into and I love playing correspondence chess, but one thing that struck my eye was that when I click on an opponent of mine's profile they always have about 15-30 games on at once. Why is this? I know it is their choice but to me it kind of looks like it defeats the purpose of correspondence. Do they fall into the ...
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Um.. whenever I m online I just click the game in which I have my move and think for a while and play and then the next game , at that time I use to sit and make my moves which took 15min-30min. I m a bit fast ,that is why I loses so much

@bongcloudmaster41 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/OZghhIn7) > > > I have recently gotten into and I love playing correspondence chess, but one thing that struck my eye was that when I click on an opponent of mine's profile they always have about 15-30 games on at once. Why is this? I know it is their choice but to me it kind of looks like it defeats the purpose of correspondence. Do they fall into the ... > ... Um.. whenever I m online I just click the game in which I have my move and think for a while and play and then the next game , at that time I use to sit and make my moves which took 15min-30min. I m a bit fast ,that is why I loses so much

Keshav09-11

@tpr said ^

"How can I play in those events"

Register on ICCF
https://www.iccf.com/Signup.aspx

"why are there engines allowed"

because it is impossible to patrol a prohibition.

"will it not make all the games a draw"

In the finals yes, but in preliminaries, semifinals, and candidates there are still decisive games.
https://www.iccf.com/event?id=70458

Sir is the registration free . We will have to play through that site ?
If every one is using the same engine it imposible to lose but if people use different engine there is a possibility , which engine do you prefer,
If there is a draw in the finals how is the Campion decided .

@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/rtRwVpnm) > "How can I play in those events" > * Register on ICCF > https://www.iccf.com/Signup.aspx > > "why are there engines allowed" > * because it is impossible to patrol a prohibition. > > "will it not make all the games a draw" > * In the finals yes, but in preliminaries, semifinals, and candidates there are still decisive games. > https://www.iccf.com/event?id=70458 Sir is the registration free . We will have to play through that site ? If every one is using the same engine it imposible to lose but if people use different engine there is a possibility , which engine do you prefer, If there is a draw in the finals how is the Campion decided .