While playing through a 30 game blitz marathon you tend to want to end things as quickly as possible. I met some lower rated players along the way and took advantage of the fact most don’t ask what the opponent is doing with their moves. I play the QG almost exclusively because it demands you develop and play with intent rather than something with 1.e4 that is like painting with numbers. With 1.d4 nothing is immediately clear and many people are uncomfortable once they leave a cookie cutter opening and have to think on their own.
