How to play Bullet Chess.
How to play Bullet Chess explained.
Too succeed in Bullet Chess, there are 2 elements that you need to master:
Of course, you need to have an approximately A-player chess knowledge to get to 2000 in Bullet. Most important is knowing principles and quick pattern recognition. My coach tells me that I have a Master understanding of the game. The better it is, the better you are at chess, obviously. We will not cover this here. Instead, you some of chess.com's amazing learning features.
Time. Due to the short time-limit of Bullet Chess, 60 seconds, time is a crucial factor. Turn the "Premove" option on, and premove some of the opening moves.
Some game examples:
. e4 e5 Any move suffices. (1... d5 )(1... c5 )(1... b6 )2. Nc3 Premoved. As you can see, this move defends the e4. You don't want to waste a full second without pre moving figuring out what to do against 1..d5. So instead, pre move Nc3.
1. Nf3 I've found that playing flank openings which put no pressure on black's center is a good idea, as you can easily pre move this, since there are no captures to be calculated. 1... d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d3 e5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4 If you pre moved all of this, then you have probably already gained several seconds on the clock.
Graphic for sacrificing pawns and pieces:
Sometimes, if you make your opponent use a lot of time, it's worth it to sacrifice some pieces. Here is a graph:
First 10 seconds: Pawn=10 seconds Minor Piece: 20 seconds Rook: 35 seconds: Queen: 45 seconds
40 secs--49 secs Pawn: 5 seconds: Minor Piece: 15 seconds Rook: 30 seconds Queen: 40 seconds;
30--39 secs Pawn: 2 seconds; Minor Piece: 7 seconds; Rook: 15 seconds Queen: 30 seconds
20--29 secs Pawn: 1 seconds; Minor Piece: 3 seconds; Rook: 8 seconds Queen: 15 seconds
10--19 secs Pawn: 1 seconds; Minor piece: 3 seconds; Rook: 6 seconds; Queen: 12 seconds
1--9 secs Pawn: 1 secs; Minor piece: 1 seconds; Rook: 4 seconds; Queen: 5 seconds;
Final Five Pawn: half a second; Minor piece: 1 seconds; Rook: 2 seconds; Queen: 3 seconds.
Thanks for reading!
Point by sean : this article/blog is designed for online bullet ( 1 min) chess.
however, OTB (OVER THE BOARD) bullet is possible:
