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Blitz Games
   

A blitz game refers to a game where the thinking time is limited. In practice, this means a 19x19 game with less than 15 minutes each side, no byo-yomi. Normal rules apply apart from the shorter time limits.

There are some special strategies for games where the time is limited, but they may be perceived as annoying/offensive by your opponent. Here's a couple of them, in increasing order of offensiveness (my personal opinion --Morten):

  • Start a complex ko (two-step, approach) early.
  • Play moves which may be suboptimal but which require more time to find a good response to.
  • Play unwarranted tenukis.
  • Play unreasonable cuts, invasions.
  • Force captures (BTW, normally, when capturing stones, you do so on your own time. However, with more than 4 stones to capture, most rules allow you to stop the time.)
  • Continuously play inside opponents territory to force him to pass/capture

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  • Going to the toilet :-))

As a side note, it is often said that to improve at Go, a beginner should loose his first 20 games as quickly as possible. Therefore, it may be very good for beginners to play faster than they normally do. They are likely to make lots of mistakes anyway, may as well make them in blitz, learn from them and get on with it....

--MortenPahle



This is a copy of the living page "Blitz Games" at Sensei's Library.
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