How to play against continual premoves?

So I sometimes play a bit of blitz.

My opponent today premoved the first 12 moves in the game! At one point he went down 5.5 points as he blundered but I was so taken aback by the speed that I rushed and also blundered.

I don't think I can play blitz if my opponent is playing bullet, I'm just totally unsettled! Any advice?

Yes, just ignore their bullet play and play safe and sound moves, no risks.

They will be taking all the risks playing fast (premoving opening 12 moves is a guaranteed loss), you don't need to rush.

@russell2601 said in #1:
> So I sometimes play a bit of blitz.
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> My opponent today premoved the first 12 moves in the game! At one point he went down 5.5 points as he blundered but I was so taken aback by the speed that I rushed and also blundered.
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> I don't think I can play blitz if my opponent is playing bullet, I'm just totally unsettled! Any advice?
1. Become good at classical.
2. Become good at bullet without becoming bad at classical.

3. (If you are good at both now) You will automatically be better at blitz.. I recommend starting with classical first though..

@SD_2709 Good advice. It's why I mainly play correspondance so I have as much time as I want to think about things so I can avoid just playing the same mistakes over and over... which is what I tend to do in Blitz :)

@russell2601

Look through their bluff. If you play semi-quality moves against the bulleting opponent, you will end with a very good position on average in the midgame.

From there estimate how much time you need to convert it, either by checkmating or winning an overwhelming endgame (like a queen up) and distribute your time accordingly. Of course you don't keep mathematical account of that, but you will get a feeling for it.

I'm a weak bullet player compared to rapid, but against "random-movers" I score excellently with this approach.

You play vs the opponent and the current position on the board, not the clock.
It is preferable learning and practice wise to lose a winning position on time, than win a lost position due time.

The rating you have in lichess is meaningless, its not official, you are not playing a tournament and nobody cares if you won on lost that game. Its meaningless.

The only meaningful thing you can get from that game is the personal enjoyment of playing chess, the practice and learning a thing or 2.
Well, today you learned that you dont care how fast your opponent plays, but how accurate you play, on your own time.

@russell2601 said in #4:
> @SD_2709 Good advice. It's why I mainly play correspondance so I have as much time as I want to think about things so I can avoid just playing the same mistakes over and over... which is what I tend to do in Blitz :)
Don't mind the clock.. just play your best and if you get flagged be it.
What #6 said....