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January 14, 2021
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→Common mistakes: If two of your pieces are placed in a fork by the other side, then an often-missed way to escape the predicament is to use one of the pieces to place your opponent in check.
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December 24, 2020
→Ahead on time: clarify
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→Ahead on time: Also, simplifying the board means it is unlikely the other side can score a surprise checkmate.
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December 4, 2020
November 25, 2020
→Behind on time
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→Behind on time: Hikaru Nakamura, considered the greatest speed chess player in history, recommends simplifying (exchanging pieces) when significantly behind on time
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November 20, 2020
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November 15, 2020
→Common mistakes
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→Common mistakes: when the opponent moves his queen, failing to recognize the new opportunities that creates to attack it.
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→Common mistakes: failing to see all the options available to an opponent's knight and yours; failing to recognize and use the long diagonal reach of bishops.
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November 14, 2020
→Common mistakes: more
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Common mistakes
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→Overall strategy: Placing the opponents queen in jeopardy with protected pieces, and likewise for the opponent's king (without the need for protecting the attacking piece), can help attain a time and positional advantage.
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overall strategy
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Blitz chess is faster than "rapid chess," which allows 10 minutes per side.
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→Ahead on time: The emphasis if ahead on time should be to use the extra time to avoid blunders, which often decide the outcome in blitz chess.
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→Ahead on position: more advice
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→Ahead on time: Don't be afraid to exchange major or minor pieces when ahead on time. Better to exchange them in an even trade than have the other side capture them with aggressive play to catch up.
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November 13, 2020
→Ahead on pieces
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→Strategy based on time or relative position: When ahead on position, then focus on attaining checkmate without being distracted by the opponent's clock. Managing enough time to checkmate the opponent becomes the priority.
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→Ahead on time: improved
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→Ahead on time: When ahead on time in blitz chess, the strategy should become more defensive as the other side is required by the clock to take more chances. Protect your king and queen, and look for mistakes by the other side.
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At any point beyond the initial opening, you will be either ahead or behind on the clock, or ahead or behind in pieces. Each of those situations entails different strategy.
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November 11, 2020
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→Time Management: Moving quickly when ahead on the board but behind on the clock is a mistake in blitz chess. Instead, ignore your opponent's clock and instead manage the time in pursuit of checkmate.
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