Level 2 · Win material on purpose · 800–1100 · 9 min
Time management: a clock budget for blitz and rapid
Spend fast on the moves that do not matter and slow on the ones that do.
The rule to take into your games
Play the opening fast, stop and think at captures, checks and pawn moves, and when you are ahead, trade down instead of racing the clock.
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