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If you are playing chess for therapeutic reasons I strongly recommend playing without time controls. Blitz is fun and lets you blow off stream but doesn't provi
by bjourne 3y ago
If you are playing chess for therapeutic reasons I strongly recommend playing without time controls. Blitz is fun and lets you blow off stream but doesn't provide the same benefits as staring at a chess position for 20 minutes does. Training yourself to keep focused for long periods of time will improve your skill in other activities too. For example, when analyzing complicated software bugs.
- huevosabio 3y agoAgree! Although its a double edged sword. Untimed chess games tend to leak for me even after the game is over. I keep thinking about them long after. Classical chess is probably the last analogue activity that completely sucks me in.
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 3y agoIt will also cure your opponents insomnia.
- fasterik 3y agoJust because you have a clock doesn't mean you have to play blitz. Why not play a classical time control like 90+30? The benefit of a time control is it keeps the game fair (one player can't spend more time than the other) and ensures the game doesn't last longer than you want it to.
- bjourne 3y agoFor amateurs 90+30 is the same as no time control. They are not used to playing slow and will play much faster than they have to.
- LanceH 3y agoLosing a 4 hour game stings a lot more than playing 20 games in a row with a variety of results.