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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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It is common for a player to win blitz chess when his opponent runs out of time (flagging). This happened to world champion Magnus Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup in 2019 where blitz chess is used as a playoff if classical chess and rapid chess fail to produce a clear winner.
 
It is common for a player to win blitz chess when his opponent runs out of time (flagging). This happened to world champion Magnus Carlsen at the Sinquefield Cup in 2019 where blitz chess is used as a playoff if classical chess and rapid chess fail to produce a clear winner.
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Players who excel at blitz chess are not necessarily the same who prevail at the slower, classical chess. However, mastering classical chess is considered essential prior to excelling at blitz chess.  
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Blitz chess rewards quickness, and players who excel at blitz chess are not necessarily the same who prevail at the slower, classical chess. However, mastering classical chess is considered essential prior to excelling at blitz chess.
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== Strategy based on time or relative position ==
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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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=== Ahead on time ===
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=== Ahead on pieces ===
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=== Behind on time ===
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=== Behind on pieces ===
    
== Time Management ==
 
== Time Management ==
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