Zwischenzug Chess

Zwischenzug Chess

How to get to 2500 blitz

You don't have to be good at chess

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Nate Solon
Nov 01, 2025
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Wait, didn’t I do this guide last week? No, that was how to use blitz to get better at chess. This one is about how to straight up murder your opponents at blitz, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Many players get frustrated because winning at blitz isn’t about what they think it is, or what they want it to be (hint: it’s not about having superior chess understanding to your opponent). And indeed, blitz is quite different from classical chess. But it’s fun in its own right, and still relevant for classical, because the single number one factor to win is in fact the same in both blitz and classical:

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