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Switching between variations

Today I had a rather amusing lapse of thought in my game. You see usually I play atomic but upon this morning I happened to be playing a game of good ol classical. Forgetting the fact that I was playing classical for a moment I rammed my queen into the d2 pawn as though the game were atomic and typed gg into the chat whilst my opponent spammed the chat with question marks. I found it funny and felt that I should share this story with you all.

However on another note do you find that playing the variations on lichchess affects your classical gameplay unconsciously/on purpose and for better or worse? Just trying to spark a discussion on transitioning in and out of variations as well the affect that has on your style of play. Do you think it better to focus on just one or find it helpful and maybe even provides some insight into the game if you try many?

Apologies for poor English in advance.
Interesting topic. I play only classical but have wondered about this question often, and would like to follow the discussion.
This has happened to me before, especially switching from atomic to king of the hill or standard. Yes, I have played my knight to f3-e5-f7 without realizing I was playing standard chess. :)

Racing kings always feels awkward to play, especially after a game of atomic.
Great topic Greek10000! And great English too!

When playing KotH I often imagine that it's standard chess and fail to plan and move accordingly.

When playing SC I often waste thought on considering where to drop pieces...

And, of course, there is always the opposite problem of thinking SC in Crazyhouse, that is, investing too much thought in SC planning, without considering deeply the crazy Crazyhouse possibilities.
I usually stick to classical but sometimes play crazyhouse and used to play antichess, didn't affect me in any way. However, switching from blitz to classical does mess up my timing and pushes me to make quick move despite there being enough time on the clock.

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