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Blitz Games
Keywords: Rules
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 overtime. 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):
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As a side note, it is often said that to improve at Go, a beginner should lose 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.... TakeNGive: Just curious; what's offensive about unwarranted tenukis? You should be able to punish moves like that... This is a copy of the living page "Blitz Games" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |