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Blitz fact 1: The first tactical mistake happens on the move 20 (+- 8 stddev)
Blitz fact 2: Knight is involved in tactics the most: 36% of tactical moves
Blitz fact 3: Queen forward is a correct move in 80% of cases where Q is involved in tactics
Blitz fact 4: N forward and B forward are good in 70% of involved cases
Blitz fact 5: Q backward (20%), B backward (25%), pawn forward (25%) are rarely correct
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| Type | Rating | Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Blitz | Rating | 1719 | Best | 2257 (21/Jan/2005) |
| Type | Bullet | Rating | 1591 | Best | 1940 (17/Jan/2005) |
| Type | Crazyhouse | Rating | 1568 | Best | |
| Type | 5-minute | Rating | 1958 | Best | 2184 (20/Aug/2019) |
| Type | 1-minute | Rating | 1787 | Best | 1923 (31/Jan/2022) |
| Type | 15-minute | Rating | 1961 | Best | 2078 (19/May/2013) |
| Type | 3-minute | Rating | 1799 | Best | 2047 (05/Apr/2019) |
| Type | Chess960 | Rating | 1681 | Best | 1744 (01/Sep/2021) |
| Type | 25-minute | Rating | 1362 | Best |