Your favorite blitz time control, & why?


If I play blitz, then probably 5 minutes is good for me. It is long enough to play an endgame of decent quality if needed, yet not so long that it doesn't feel like blitz (5/5 for example feels more like a 10 min game which chess.com now considers rapid chess).
With that said, sometimes I'll feel in the mood for a little faster: in this case, I like 3 minute games. Some players like 3+1 or 3+2, but then it feels closer to 5 minutes in my opinion. If I want to play 3 minutes, it is because I feel like something faster - it I wanted a longer game, I'd choose something like 5 min.
With each time control at less and less time, I can feel my ability dropping though. I can barely play bullet well xD
Fast chess can be fun with friends in unrated series though - things like first to 5 wins or something similar. Like you, it is greatly based on mood for me though.
Lastly (although obvious for some, but I still need to point it out), this is only my ONLINE preference. OTB chess is completely different because 5 min blitz OTB feels more like 3 min blitz online. In real life, there are no premoves and physically moving the pieces takes time as well.

1min is so fun
That is bullet chess though and the thread asks favorite blitz time control

https://chessmood.com/blog/what-chess-time-control-to-choose This article will help you to choose not the control you love but the control which is right and the best suited to you.

https://chessmood.com/blog/what-chess-time-control-to-choose This article will help you to choose not the control you love but the control which is right and the best suited to you.
I think mockingbird88 really likes chessmood cuz she has said that it's good several times and also now she linked an article for it
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