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i am quite confortable with 60 minutes games, but i prefer time controls like x + y where x + y = 60 and y>0. I think a good value for increment is 10 seconds (i need to also be sure the game will not…

that said, just simply adding a new category, be it 30+ or 40+, is howsoever better than the current 3 categories, because for sure you cannot define a 10 or 15 minutes game as a classical

yes after thinking a bit about it i agree with the 4 categories (and later maybe we can go to 6), but i would separate rapid to classical at 40 minutes. So something like 0--Bullet--4--Blitz--12--Rapi…

or even better like this bullet: 1 to 4 minutes blitz: 5 to 10 minutes rapid: 11 to 29 minutes semi rapid: 30 to 45 minutes rapid classical: 46 to 75 minutes slow classical: 76 minutes to maximum time…

In my opinion bullet: 1 to 4 minutes blitz: 5 to 10 minutes rapid: 11 to 30 minutes semi rapid: 30 to 49 minutes rapid classical: 50 to 79 minutes slow classical: 80 minutes to maximum time allowed

i think level 5 is certainly better than 1700 but probably should not exceed 1800 or 1850, so it can be 1750 or 1780 or 1815, something in this range. level 6 is definitely stronger than me, should de…

some time ago i was able to beat regularly level 5, recently i had more trouble. That's also because i don't pay much attention when i play the computer and i play too fast. My rating there is current…

and always analyze your games on lichess (click 'request computer analysis'), otherwise it's difficult to make progress.

you can also try stockfish on this site. start with level 1 which makes some dumb moves, the if you can beat it go to level 2, level 3 etc.

you can also try correspondence chess if you like. Currently I don't play it but i think it'useful for beginners. In correspondence chess you have one day or more for each move, so you can analyze eve…