Should you really spend two hours to study in chess?

So, Ive heard from a guy that said you should study 2hours per day to improve in chess, especially 800elos and beginners. He mentioned some examples like CEO studying 2 hours, Magnus studying 6-8 hours.

However, wouldn't it be too overwhelming for beginners? for instance, gotham chess once tried to study 3hours per day but he felt like hell. Literally depressing.

Therefore, I strongly oppose beginners should study like 1,2+ hours mandatory for chess. They should feel free to do so anytime, but not bound in the advice.

Krammnik put in 12 hours a day.

For us mortals? Put in the amount of time that keeps chess fun. Im good for anywhere from 0-60 minutes a day.

Krammnik is literally a clown.

70 hours a week does not guarantee you to be a SGM. There is a reason we have so few GM's in the world.

Quality of study is always better than quantity of study.

The OP was hearing advice from utter fools, citing CEO's etc. doesn't have any bearing on chess improvement. Two hours per day is fine if one is after a certain level of improvement in a short amount of time. Much more important is how one studies than how much one studies. Beginners will steadily and rapidly improve with as little as 30 minutes per day. Methodology is much more important than raw time.

"Ive heard from a guy" - which guy?

I have also heard by another guy that parrots can't fly. He is an Eskimo and never saw a parrot in his life.

Spending two hours studying chess can be very beneficial, particularly if you are committed to improving your skills. This gives the player the opportunity to concentrate on tactics, openings, endgames, and game analysis. It is through consistent and focused practice that pattern recognition, strategic thinking, and confidence are developed. For best results, ensure that the time is structured and goal-oriented.

Studying chess shouldn’t be mandatory or painful, especially for beginners. Improvement comes from play, curiosity, and gradual engagement — not guilt or grind.

Studying two hours a day may be too much for beginners. Unless they are receiving effective coaching, they may not know how or what to study.

However, I do think that beginners can spend two hours daily on chess. They can play through 10 annotated games of grandmasters. They can watch a video that analyzes some master games. They can watch the video commentary on a supergrandmaster tournament. They can read books on great players and tournaments. All of these are activities that can be fun for a motivated chessplayer And anyone who engages in these activities regularly will learn quite a bit.

Too often, people associate „studying” with rote memory, which is difficult, boring, and likely unnecessary for beginners. However, the other activities are fun and instructive.

Leave the studying to those above 1800 who are active tournament players.

Before Chess24.com merged with chess.com, it had a show called BanterBlitz. International players would play speed chess with viewers, while discussing the game and so giving a lesson. Some of the hosts were quite good at both entertaining and teaching. For example, Anna Rudolf aimed her commentary at beginners. Peter Svidler was excellent, aiming his commentary at somewhat stronger players. A beginner could watch their old shows and learn a lot, all while having fun.

Depends on what you need to be studying. Personally I should be spending an hour or so on positional concepts and another 30-45 minutes playing & analyzing, throw in whatever YouTube videos I watch I should be doing 2 hours.

But then again I don't do my hour of positional concepts, and instead spend time on openings but that comes to 30-45 minutes so anywhere around 1.5-2 hours is good for an intermediate player like me.

You're 1000 rapid so lower intermediate so you need more time playing and analyzing and less time studying, but 1.5-2 hours is still a good amount of time.

For an amateur, 2 hours per week is plenty. 2 hours per day is simply impossible for most people.

I have worked with a lot of people around your rating.

My suggestion is to start with 20-30min per day. Consistency is what matters, doing 5x 20min per week results in 100min per week. The training is well distributed and most likely will yield results.