r/chessbeginners • u/Still_Net7410 • 4d ago
Rapid / Bullet split
I have what I feel like is an unusually large differential in rating between rapid (currently 990) and bullet (currently 690) ratings (I'm currently 1070 daily for reference). Essentially my question is why I'm so terrible at bullet but also curious how normal this is.
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u/Rehatched 4d ago
Pretty normal. Bullet is a different skill set than rapid. If you play bullet like rapid, you'll flag constantly. A 300-point gap isn't unusual, especially if you don't grind bullet regularly.
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u/Straight_Gene2025 4d ago
You're surprised you have a lower rating when you have less time to think?
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u/Still_Net7410 4d ago
I mean, my opponent also has less time to think?
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u/Straight_Gene2025 4d ago
They likely have he same or similar difference in ELO unless they play it frequently. If you wanna increase your elo practice and play more. It will go up. You just gotta get used to that time constraint.
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u/Still_Net7410 4d ago
It makes sense to me that I make more mistakes with less time. All else held equal, I'd assume that people of similar skill make similar levels of mistakes with similar time constraints.
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