What about playing bullet (1+0)?

It’s really fun playing chess with this crazy time control.
Lots of emotions, lots of adrenaline…

But if you talk to any experienced Grandmaster or a coach, they’ll tell you that if you want to destroy your chess, playing bullet games systematically can be the fastest way.

You may have already had an experience when you started playing 1+0 games, and after you came to your normal time controls, you felt how badly you started to play chess.

My advice – unless you’ve bought a new mouse that you want to test, don’t play bullet games.

My favorite time control

When I played professional chess, I used to play lots of friendly matches and I almost always played 5+3.

I recommend playing this time control to all of my students too, when they play online chess or when they have a friendly match.

5+3 is a time control between blitz and rapid.
You have time to think during the game. But at the same time, you don’t have enough time to sleep over the board.

Also, it helps to develop your intuition, ability to make fast and practical decisions, and many other important skills for becoming a better chess player.