If im studying chess, lets say tactic positions, should i concentrate as hard as i can until i sipher the best move even should it take me 2 hours, or set up a time limit and if i cant solve it move on?

Thanks for your answers :D

Whats up peace maker, thanks for the advice always appreciate it :D, wish you luck on our game, although i know u dont need it.

Spending 2 hours until you figure out one tactical sequence is not a good use of your time, not to mention it would be so fustrating you wouldn't want to see a chessboard for a few weeks.  Think of it this way, what do you think will make you better at chess?  Learning 600 basic tactics (spending 10 seconds per problem), or spending 2 hours learning one impressive combination?

Not that longer problems don't have their place, they wire your brain to combine tactics and such, but again you shouldn't be spending 2 hours on one problem.

No ive already been through the easy ones im just going through the complicated ones now... i think im not concentrating as i should.

And for the frustration part... believe me if you solve a complex GM problem even in 2 or 3 hours you feel great, once making it through. Once i finish studying tactics im going for strategy.

No - look at the answer after 2 mins. It is the time you have for OTB.

You need to recognise the patterns

YOU STINK BOO!

Dont take it personal stinkyfeet, at least you tried to do a puzzle of your own, you just nedd to do one where the best moves are done.