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Is it really "blitzkreig"? Shouldn't it be "blitzkrieg"? (which is a german word; krEIg doesn't exist, but krIEg does.) -- —PrecDeding unsigned comment added by 217.226.7.251 (talk) 14:31, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
I removed the following sentence
because my understanding is that as timed by a chess clock this is impossible. If someone knows this can happen (perhaps using timing other than a chess clock) then please restore it with an explanation of the conditions. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RJFJR (talk • contribs) 05:45, 30 January 2005
In addition to adding ((cite book))
and ((cite web))
templates to replace the references and external links, I added some wikilinks and did some other cosmetic cleanups, like linking time control to the first use of the term as per WP:MOS ... since the article has been renamed to Fast chess, I moved that to the first term (also per MOS) and replaced most of the references to "blitz chess" with that term, even though most of the articles that link here use it through a redirect.
Because there are no official definitions of the various names, in order to avoid confusing the reader, I deleted the numerous "AKA" references and tried to make the language more generic ... Happy Editing! —68.239.79.82 (talk · contribs) 10:30, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
I Added:
The play will be governed by the FIDE Laws of Chess, except when they are overridden by the specific tournament. However, in case of a dispute during a tournament, either player may stop the clock and call the arbiter to make a final and binding judgment.
Rationale:
It is essential to mention that, as with the normal chess, the fast chess too has tournaments where FIDE Laws of Chess will be applied. Under any dispute, the Arbiter has to be called in order to settle the dispute. Hence I added the information about FIDE Laws of Chess and the role of an Arbiter, tagging to its Wiki pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charanya kannan (talk • contribs) 20:27, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
I'm not familiar with the chess literature to know if there are sources for this, but the article could use something about the different style of play that results from have time pressure right from the start of the game. Blitz chess lends itself to clock-based tactics that don't work in a normal game. For example an unexpected sacrifice and an unusual attack that might not be sustainable but will force your opponent to defend long enough to run out of time. Or an unusual opening that allows you to build an early time advantage since your opponent must take extra time to think about an unfamiliar position. Und so weiter.
But this is just from my own experience so it wouldn't be appropriate to add... are there sources that discuss this? Dlabtot (talk) 18:36, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
I think that the fast chess article may need to be split - making a separate article for the championship tournaments. The problem is that there is very little info about the championships. What do you think? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 17:00, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
im pretty sure in fast chess you dont have to call out check but you can simply just take the king is this true? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrewcat58 (talk • contribs) 21:44, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
Is the claim that Kasparov won a World Blitz Chess Championship in 1987 true? Not only is it unreferenced, but most reliable sources that I have found regarding this event do not describe it as a World Championship of any kind; they just call it "Brussels blitz" (see [1], [2], [3] and [4]). This source, on the other hand, does. Toccata quarta (talk) 12:21, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Section 3 Championships says nothing about any but 3.1 Unofficial championships. The section headings may imply to some readers that 3.2 and 3.3 cover official world championships; even that is not stated.
Earlier we say, "In 1988 Walter Browne formed the World Blitz Chess Association and its magazine Blitz Chess, which folded in 2003." So the magazine folded. Does the organization persist and sanction the World Blitz Championships covered in section 3.2?
Is there a regular cycle of championships? For instance, the tables 3.2 and 3.3 suggests to me annual open events that were cancelled in 2011.
--P64 (talk) 21:16, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
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In the extremely fast forms of chess, it would seem that the players would hardly have time to record their moves, which in a tournament would be essential. How this is done would be a useful addition to the article. Dynzmoar (talk) 14:02, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
Some elaboration on why I removed the Criticism section. It's built out of a series of quotes listed off in pure list format, with overall haphazard writing (but writing style can always be fixed). However, it does more to misrepresent the perception of titled players than explain the actual reasons some people criticize fast chess.
This itself is attributed to a Verdens Gang interview with Carlsen in Norwegian that, as best I can tell, does not share this quote. I am not sure where the article got it from.According to the interview, Carlsen wasn't happy with the results, this time "although rapid and blitz chess is first of all for enojying" he is seriously preparing and hopes to take revenge.
With all of this in mind, I really think the best course of action for now is to remove the section. While there are absolutely valid criticisms of fast chess (as a chess player myself, I tend to object to certain faster time controls) I don't believe the article as it stood succeeded in encapsulating those criticisms. Instead, it only served to mislead people and give the impression that top players such as Nakamura and Carlsen objected to a chess time control they play on a daily basis and build a career out of.
Perhaps, if the section is to be recreated, it should focus on the perspectives of non-titled players ("Many players object to bullet chess because they believe it leaves no time to think") and cite forums and articles rather than famous quotes and interviews. If the section is to be recreated, it should definitely paraphrase its sources rather than quoting them directly, because the quotes as they stood in the main article did it an overall disservice. Eunakria (talk) 10:38, 2 July 2022 (UTC)