The solution to that problem is probably to have the k-factor increase with inactivity (I think that’s what Glicko does). Then that 65yo loses the 400 points very quickly, and the opponents with normal k-factors only gain a bit.

Beautiful! Highly instructive.

Also in a position like this with so much pressure on the opponent’s king and pieces I’m going to pause and assess potential tactical targets and hopefully notice the knight is not actually defended

Yeah for me it’s always a trade off between meeting the needs of the situation and also learning new structures, vs learning one thing well given limited time

Also, making my calculation process more efficient. I used to recalculate lines all the time, or calculate lines and not evaluate at the end. Now I try to calculate each line once and give it a definite evaluation. Then once I’ve settled on a move I can double check it. But no inefficient wandering

I’ve had the most success trying to identify why I end up in time trouble in the first place and working on fixing that problem. For me this means addressing my “maximalist” thinking where I always want to find the absolute best move and waste time, instead of playing a fine move.

In general, yes, I don't keep separate repertoires for different time controls. I've used a few different openings, but when I decide to learn an opening, I mostly use it everywhere

Interesting!

And by f3 I mean f2 🙂

I captured a pawn on f3

And those 30 minutes have to be fully focused training, completely dedicated to chess

My gut take: 30 min/day, and you should devote roughly a third of your total time each to 1) playing and analyzing rapid or classical games, 2) solving tactics, 3) studying one topic of opening/endgame/strategy. I’m pretty convinced by GM Noël Studer’s take on this

True! Thankfully they’re also punishing for the opponent if they waste a tempo. Right now I’m not playing dedicated gambits, but open positions in general