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Here are some common mistakes made in blitz chess:
 
Here are some common mistakes made in blitz chess:
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*overreacting to one's own blunder which causes a lost piece - top players can win starting without even a queen.
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*failing to recognize a double threat created by an opponent's move, mistakenly focusing on only one of the two problems the move created.<ref>https://chesstactics.org/introductory-matters/the-elements-of-tactics_a-primer/the-double-threat/1_3_1_1.html</ref>
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*failing to recognize the imminent possibility of [[checkmate]] by either side.
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*failing to recognize the imminent possibility of [[checkmate]] by either side, particularly when an opponent's queen lurks in the vicinity of your king.
 
*failing to recognize hidden attacks.
 
*failing to recognize hidden attacks.
 
*advancing your queen too early in the game.
 
*advancing your queen too early in the game.
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*failing to recognize and use the long diagonal reach of bishops.
 
*failing to recognize and use the long diagonal reach of bishops.
 
*failing to be watchful for an opponent's blunders, as when the opponent advances his queen.
 
*failing to be watchful for an opponent's blunders, as when the opponent advances his queen.
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*overreacting to one's own blunder in losing a piece - top players can win starting without even a queen.
    
== Strategy based on time or relative position ==
 
== Strategy based on time or relative position ==
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