do i really need to be spending 5 hours a day on chess in order to improve

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krazeechess
royalknight101 wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:

ohhhhhhh hehehe

@MilitaryStrategy is @DigitalWarfare

what did you expect? same anarchy, same voice

different blitz rating tho

DasBurner
krazeechess wrote:
royalknight101 wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:

ohhhhhhh hehehe

@MilitaryStrategy is @DigitalWarfare

what did you expect? same anarchy, same voice

different blitz rating tho

yes, it seems he indulged in the black arts of speed chess

krazeechess
royalknight101 wrote:
krazeechess wrote:
royalknight101 wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:

ohhhhhhh hehehe

@MilitaryStrategy is @DigitalWarfare

what did you expect? same anarchy, same voice

different blitz rating tho

ratings are inflated on new accounts

oh wait yea he only played two games but how could he have beaten a 1700

DasBurner
krazeechess wrote:
royalknight101 wrote:
krazeechess wrote:
royalknight101 wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:

ohhhhhhh hehehe

@MilitaryStrategy is @DigitalWarfare

what did you expect? same anarchy, same voice

different blitz rating tho

ratings are inflated on new accounts

oh wait yea he only played two games but how could he have beaten a 1700

because blitz is blitz and it's why I don't play it anymore

BestSell

I'd aim for an hour of chess study a day, at first. Use that as a benchmark. See how your progress is, after a week or so.

Then you can add more time (or subtract time) as needed, depending on your comfort level.

(Keep in mind that chess study is not the same as chess play. Playing time should not be counted as part of study time.)

krazeechess
BestSell wrote:

I'd aim for an hour of chess study a day, at first. Use that as a benchmark. See how your progress is, after a week or so.

Then you can add more time (or subtract time) as needed, depending on your comfort level.

(Keep in mind that chess study is not the same as chess play. Playing time should not be counted as part of study time.)

hmm ok of that study time, how much should be books, how much should be master games, etc?

krazeechess
MilitaryStrategy wrote:
royalknight101 wrote:

if its the truth then why are you so bad?

For an adult with my level of experience, and having only really been pumping at this seriously for five weeks (yes...five weeks), I'm most definitely not bad. Some of you need to realize that when many of us were your age, we were doing things other than playing Chess. Dating, playing sports, traveling, spending time with family and friends. You know - an actual life. 

i'd rather put in the hard work when im younger so i can enjoy my life when im in my 30's to 70's

BestSell
krazeechess wrote:

hmm ok of that study time, how much should be books, how much should be master games, etc?

Everyone is different, with their attention span and goals, etc.

Though you could try something like this:

Monday: 25 mins opening study - 5 mins break - 25 mins tactic puzzles 

Tuesday: 25 mins middlegame study - 5 mins break - 25 mins tactic puzzles

Wednesday: 25 mins endgame study - 5 mins break - 25 mins tactic puzzles

Etc...

Really, this is a training schedule that you'd have to create yourself, through trial and error, and seeing what works for you. For some players, 25-minute blocks of study might seem too long. For others, 25-minute blocks are not nearly long enough ...

krazeechess
BestSell wrote:
krazeechess wrote:

hmm ok of that study time, how much should be books, how much should be master games, etc?

Everyone is different, with their attention span and goals, etc.

Though you could try something like this:

Monday: 25 mins opening study - 5 mins break - 25 mins tactic puzzles 

Tuesday: 25 mins middlegame study - 5 mins break - 25 mins tactic puzzles

Wednesday: 25 mins endgame study - 5 mins break - 25 mins tactic puzzles

Etc...

Really, this is a training schedule that you'd have to create yourself, through trial and error, and seeing what works for you. For some players, 25-minute blocks of study might seem too long. For others, 25-minute blocks are not nearly long enough ...

oh ok i will trial and error then since i also think that theres too much opening study and too less puzzle time

meowmeomeo

Right. Age does not matter in chess after all. If I am a nobody, then what are you? A speck of dust?

DasBurner

people act like you can't have a "normal" childhood and still play chess

meowmeomeo

Yeah, as if we only stare at the screen playing chess and nothing else.

meowmeomeo
MilitaryStrategy wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:

people act like you can't have a "normal" childhood and still play chess

If you're constantly studying, at tournaments, being coached all throughout your childhood - I'm sorry but no...that's not a normal childhood. I didn't say it was bad but it's definitely not what 99% do. 

Because 99% of them are AVERAGE. We are here to prove ourselves to be 'out of the ordinary'. If you don't want this community, then get your butt outta here.

DasBurner
MilitaryStrategy wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:

people act like you can't have a "normal" childhood and still play chess

If you're constantly studying, at tournaments, being coached all throughout your childhood - I'm sorry but no...that's not a normal childhood. I didn't say it was bad but it's definitely not what 99% do. 

that's also what 99% of us on cc haven't done; coaching, lessons doesn't mean you're automatically a good player

BestSell
MilitaryStrategy wrote:

If you're constantly studying, at tournaments, being coached all throughout your childhood - I'm sorry but no...that's not a normal childhood. I didn't say it was bad but it's definitely not what 99% do. Once you're 18-21, you've missed out on so many important aspects of growing up that you're basically just the weird kid who plays chess. Everybody else is busy with other things. 

Partially true.

Though it happens in other pursuits, too. Some kids are in chess tournament halls. Others are in dance recitals. Others are in soccer practices. Others are in art studios . . .

meowmeomeo

So what are you trying to prove? You, a noob, abused, are telling me to not play chess? Oh come on, you can't force me to do that.

Batman2508

Military hey are that idiot?

llama47
MilitaryStrategy wrote:

I hate my life, that's why I degrade my wife
Grabbed a paper plate to make a sandwich, and just ate the knife
My mother's screaming, "Please heal him, take him straight to Christ!"
Meet you in the street and slap you just to break the ice

Makes sense, I kinda got that feeling from you in the beginning.

meowmeomeo
MilitaryStrategy wrote:
royalknight101 wrote:

so? welcome to the internet, reality doesnt matter here and people could care less on what a person has to say, including violators like you

It's "couldn't" care less. If they could care less, that means they care to some degree. 

Let's end it here. You won. Happy?

meowmeomeo

We all have the pros and cons, that's all. Let's get us back to the topic at hand.