Coffee and chess

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/1000-reasons-why-you-suck-at-chess

There is always a caveat to everything. Of course people with hypertension shouldn't drink or consume anything that would increase their physiological arousal.

I mean christ's sake, if you drink enough water you can die from overconsumption. Water is pretty healthy for you isn't it?

Diabetics shouldn't consume too many carbohydrates, something that is essential for humans.

My point is that for the average person, there are no health hazards to consuming coffee.

caffeine is a stimulant...it is time players in major chess tourneys were drug tested

Works for me.

“Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
"I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."
"You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter: "it's very easy to takemore than nothing."
"Nobody asked your opinion," said Alice.”

I always thought the optimal amount was around two gallons (about eight liters). 

I prefer mine prepared by a chef.

Is it salvating or salvation?

About 2 liters should do. Also, make sure that it's not that weak rubbish!

None for me--will make me spend half the tournament in the bathroom ;-)

That's where one get the best ideas.

I prefer my cofee black=3 cups

coffee is awful drink some milk its healthy

Hmm... let's see, powerful anti-oxidant, and intellectual stimulant vs. serum filled with fat designed to make calfs turn into cows and bulls... tough call.

Nothing is better then having a cup of coffee and playing chess when you start your day!  In an important game Im not sure I would drink too much coffee prior to  playing.  Too much depends on each individual. As for me you can never drink too much coffee

Coffee helps hide the smell of moonshine.  

At the Olympiad in Leipzig, Botvinnik had discovered that, when he drank coffee during a game, he could “go for all five hours”. He started to bring a thermos flask filled with coffee to all his games. In addition to this, having studied carefully the vicissitudes of losing the previous match vs Tal, he made the decision, first of all, to “learn from Tal and become an intelligent and artful practitioner,” and, secondly, to “prepare openings and related progressions in such a manner as to develop closed games, with the board divided into separate sections and the pieces being inactive. Objectively, the position might seem bad, but the opponent will be unable to make use of his abilities…” Botvinnik had “dissected” Tal.