I was out of town for a week for work (damn job) and I'm trying to catch up to everyone's blog and I have things to note.
Make sure you read Bahus' current post titled "FANCY MOVE SYNDROME" which I have a bad case of and at leas now I know what to call it. (oh, you know you catch it every now and then too, it comes from to much tactics training and trying to find combos that aren't there).
The other thing I think is crazy is how much time really good chess players spend studying and preparing for tournaments, how much time do they really spend I wonder? Anybody know? I'm talking GMs and IMs and all the way down to FMs and such? Anybody?
How much time does everyone average a week studying and playing chess? (this includes you DG)
I would guess for me its about 10 - 15 hours a week, depending on how many long games I have... of course I'm playing in a tournament next month and it will be even more, but on average I would think 10 - 15 hours (an hour a day with extra time for games) (also, I don't include the times I play chessworld.net at work)
No teamchess games this week because of my trip (damn job).
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I play one tournament game per week (~3-4 hrs.) and probably spend another 4-5 hrs per week annotating my games, reviewing openings, preparing for my opponents, watching chess.fm videos, following the games at Corus (this week), etc.
I used to study much more than this, but don't have the time anymore.
DG,
Thanks for the answer! You rock.
Anybody else?
Mine varies from 6-12 hours I would say.
I play approx five 30 30 games a week which takes anywhere from one hour to an hour and a half. I work with Chessbase at least one hour a day and I review my tactics books for 30 minutes to an hour. I'd give myself between 20 and 25 hours a week.
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