I've not yet read any literature on it, but I'm sure that 1 minute bullet games are somehow beneficial to the chess player. If nothing else, over time, they give the player an intuitive "feel" for the board — patterns become cerebrally embedded.
I am always angered by players using only the queen, like she was some kind of club-wielding neanderthal (at times, quite surprisingly, this is very effective — maybe I should try it, as it seems a good surprise out-of-the-bush tactic for bullet games).
Many times, my emotion causes me to fail to logically deal with such daring divas; and in bullet, it is very hard to not make short-sighted emotion-based moves.
Because of my terrible opening, I nearly was bent to the black queen's will with 5. ...Qxe5+.
As you can see, the greedy black queen really stepped in it with 11. ...Qxa2.
Such are the things that can happen in 2 short minutes of nearly pure chaos.
I'm not sure it is beneficial ( in chess terms ). When I stop playing Blitz and concentrate on Standard, I play much better.
ReplyDeleteBullet ( & Blitz) encourage quick decisions but not necessarily good ones. Minimal chess planning, and thought involved.