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Revisionist History

The Difference Between Classical and Blitz Chess

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In classica, how many moves would you go deep it normally would be about five to six moves in about three or four branches. Hikaro is eleventh in the classical rankings, but at blitz, he's number two in the world. He's not quite as good at the complex clation that's necessary for classical. Fabiano carana is actually, he's probably the best example. I can't even think of anyone else whoa is that much better at classical chests than they are at blets and rap. If we had a blitz tournament for the world championship, you know, in two months, where would you put your odds of winning? i'd put magnus at

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