Improving by Online Rapid Chess

Playing rapid chess on the internet is certainly good. You can use your knowledge in those games. If you want to practice an opening you prepared or just to keep in shape then playing longer time controls will be much more useful as in rapid games you will find yourself in time trouble very soon. Here you will have more time to calculate and play your middle game and endgame. Correspondence chess can be really helpful, the only important point to remember here is “don’t move the pieces when you are analyzing.” You have all the time in the world to calculate and play, so calculate without moving the pieces. It will help you improve your calculation.