I Went Full Berserk in the 24 Hour Marathon and something bizarre happened

I've never berzerked, but analysis in 2022 showed that it tends to help when there's a large rating difference. In these cases, the result will likely be the same anyway, and you move on to your next game quicker. When the rating is similar, it makes sense to invest more time in changing the outcome. Still, playing all-berzerk was probably better than no-berzerk, especially that doing so put you in a more comfortable time control. I, like you, have problems with 2-minute bullet: it's in an uncomfortable spot between moving quickly and calculating, and since I'm a slow calculator, that puts me at a disadvantage.

https://lichess.org/@/jmviz/blog/when-should-you-berserk/rQdcB4QB

Your blogs are excellent. On this one, I like how you focused only on the marathon, and disengaged yourself from your rating. I find worrying about rating is my biggest problem with chess: it is what causes the most compulsive, obsessive behavior. If I just focus on games, I'm much better off. But I basically never play rated blitz tournaments on Lichess because I'm concerned about the impact on my rating. I should get over that. I've never berzerked, but analysis in 2022 showed that it tends to help when there's a large rating difference. In these cases, the result will likely be the same anyway, and you move on to your next game quicker. When the rating is similar, it makes sense to invest more time in changing the outcome. Still, playing all-berzerk was probably better than no-berzerk, especially that doing so put you in a more comfortable time control. I, like you, have problems with 2-minute bullet: it's in an uncomfortable spot between moving quickly and calculating, and since I'm a slow calculator, that puts me at a disadvantage. https://lichess.org/@/jmviz/blog/when-should-you-berserk/rQdcB4QB

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