How to improve in bullet?

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NoManner

I'm starting to wonder if I should stop playing bullet for a while and spend more time studying openings and tactics that I'm weak against.  I find myself making very similar looking mistakes all the time in bullet games and it's often hard to find the correct response when you only have a second or two for each move.

I watch strong players on in the live room and they make brilliant moves almost instantly.

Are there any books specifically tailored to improvement in blitz and bullet games that can help me with issues such as time management?

Thanks so much for your help, please be gentle :)

SimonSeirup

Its a question of thinking fast, and se tactics in seconds. The Tactic Trainer will help alot.

And in bullet, to win, you can just learn some sick openings, so that your oponent have to use alot of time.

chessroboto

GM Nakamura wrote a book on bullet chess: Bullet Chess: One Minute to Mate

To get better at bullet chess, you should stop playing chess at regular time controls or even blitz and only play bullet chess.

lordantares

Yes, you should learn more openings and how to respond to them, but I advise learning some traps that can win the game quickly.

Atos

Your bullet is slightly higher than your blitz, so why is it bullet that you are concerned about specifically ? 

NoManner
Atos wrote:

Your bullet is slightly higher than your blitz, so why is it bullet that you are concerned about specifically ? 


Hey Atos, thanks for the reply.  Bullet is indeed my best time control, but I simply want to improve because I recognize that I have a long ways to go.

 

Thank you for the replies, I will definitely check out that book by Nakamura. 

orangehonda

If bullet is already your highest, then improving your long game is the most efficient way to gain bullet strength.

It pretty much means you've already streamlined the playing of patterns you know, time to go learn some new patterns and ideas you can implement in your bullet games.

I've also seen GM bullet games, and it is amazing... the maneuvering, in-between moves, crazy tactics, all played nearly instantly.  It's because they've long since burned these patterns into their brain through long games and analysis sessions.  This is why they don't need to stop and think.

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chessroboto wrote:

GM Nakamura wrote a book on bullet chess: Bullet Chess: One Minute to Mate

To get better at bullet chess, you should stop playing chess at regular time controls or even blitz and only play bullet chess.

most hilarious chess book i ever read