Tips for playing, anyone?

@Rookitiki said ^

solve 5 perfectly without moving any pieces around

That's still impressive too because your mind does 2 things at the same time but playing 15+10 for practicing is a thing you should do.

"In a 15+10 game, averaging "40 seconds per move" would exhaust the 15-minute time reserve before move 31."

• Yes, that is the purpose.

"relying on the 10-second increment from move 31"

• By move 31 the position should be simplified and not require more than the increment.

"especially if the opponent has averaged 30 seconds per move and still has a 5-minute time reserve"

• The reserve of the opponent is irrelevant if he has a bad position.
  If he has played at average 30 seconds / move and you have played at 40 seconds / move, then odds are good he has a bad position.

@tpr said in #12:

"In a 15+10 game, averaging "40 seconds per move" ..." ...

• By move 31 the position should be simplified and not require more than the increment. ...

Is there a reason to suppose that a game will go the way that tpr thinks that it "should" go?

@tpr said in #12:

...

• The reserve of the opponent is irrelevant if he has a bad position.
  If he has played at average 30 seconds / move and you have played at 40 seconds / move, then odds are good he has a bad position.

How "bad"? And are the "odds" the same for every player and every opponent?

"How bad? And are the odds the same for every player and every opponent?"

• When two equal players play, and one plays at 40 seconds/move and the other at 30 seconds/move, then by move 31 the 40 seconds player is likely to have a won position. There has been some research equating time/move to rating. Rating is convertible to expected outcome.

@tpr said in #14:

... When two equal players play, and one plays at 40 seconds/move and the other at 30 seconds/move, then by move 31 the 40 seconds player is likely to have a won position.

How "likely" and is the probability going to be the same for every player and every opponent?

@tpr said in #14:

There has been some research equating time/move to rating.

Will it be the same conversion for every player?

@tpr said in #14:

Rating is convertible to expected outcome.

Expected outcome for a specific game by move 30?

@tpr said ^

...There has been some research equating time/move to rating...

That's very interesting. Do you have any sources?