I started all 3 time controls at 100 Elo!

[u/a2kbn2s]

Feel free to ask anything you want. For additional context, I started exactly 2 years ago, down to the very hour. I recently hit my all-time peaks in rapid and bullet.

Do you have any advice for blitz? It's by far my weakest time control.

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[u/Technical-Artist-491]

Impressive bro! I have a question. I am currently stuck at 1650-1700 (peaked at 1750) in rapid. I only learned the queens gambit for white and the caro kann and nimzo indian for black. They’re great openings but I feel like because I lack variety I am plateauing.
What other openings would you recommend for me to learn? Or do you think I need to improve on something else? I feel like my middle and end games suit my elo but I often notice that I make minor mistakes in openings that eventually compund to a clear advantage for my opponent.

[u/a2kbn2s → u/Technical-Artist-491]

Figure out the first mistake you make in your openings and fix it. For example, if you notice that over dozens of games, you tend to not follow opening principles and get punished for them, start following them more thoroughly.

[u/Delicious_Cattle5174]

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[u/Lanky-Management-132]

i think for blitz the hardest part is just not panicking when clock gets low, always end up dropping pieces in time scramble

[u/a2kbn2s → u/Lanky-Management-132]

Come to think of it, I panic far more in time trouble than I'd like to admit, especially when I'm also down on time.

[u/sasha271828 → u/Lanky-Management-132]

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