How does the age affect to your thinking capacity in chess? Is being young an advantage?

Never underestimate bladder control in long games.

I am sure  comparisons between

myself 40 and my son 15

are different that between 70 and other age groups.

at the last, I don't feel the challenge of stamina is SUCH a big difference between us.  In Fact, I think I have a good bit more patience... though my 15 year old son has made big strides in that.

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another point to make, is that past 60 - once again between retirement and grown up kids, sometimes free time becomes much easier.

the issue at the age is surely health.

if your healthy, have a nice retirement fund; I could imagine the golden years to be a great time to be interested in chess. 

+ some say it helps ward off alzheimer's

Im in the same boat.  The grind of long multi day tournaments takes a bigger toll on me than it used to.  That is the main thing i notice as i get older.  

i belong to poor section of my society . i left education after 12th grade to do work so that i could support my siblings and parents . here , in my country education is for those who have money .its very costly to get addmission in college or university . i worked( mostly laboured ) for 12 years then when i got free of my responsibility of supporting my siblings i took a chance and took addmission in a college . i made a deal with principal that i will pay him full fee but to do so i must work and i wont be able to attend classes .he , to my luck , agreed . i worked days and self studied at night . by the way i was studying two courses  of maths and one of statistics .after examination when result was announced , i had taken first position out of 14000 students . a vice chancellor of a  university in my city announced free addmission in  MSc . i took it and selected Mathematics department . sadly , the administration at university tried their level best to get me struck off  as they were not happy for me getting free admission .they hoped i will fail or perform poorly in Msc . in MSc i had to sit in  two exams and i beat every single young student in these exams . i took first position in these two exams and was eligible for GOLD MEDAL . and at this time i was 32 years old and rest of students were in their early 20,s . 

moral :: age has got nothing to do with THINKING CAPACITY .you want to do something , got passion for it then nothing can stop you .i find my brain more sharper in my 30's and i wish i had this much thinking capacity when i was a teenager .

justa_Patzer  Your brain's batteries start running low.

I have often felt that when people felt passionate and driven to do something, they can overcome limitations that seem unstoppable.

I experienced this several years back when I was decided to hike 50miles (80km) in hilly terrain in just one single 24 hour period.

I did it twice; oh how it was painful. but it is wonderful to accomplish something that seems impossible.

Web's story is greatly appreciated.  you took a desperate situation and made you life much better.   that is probably more important than  excelling at a game or completing a daunting hike. yet the analogy remains.

my only greivance is all these "i want to be a gm ..." threads.  no doubt some are started by people thinking similar thoughts.   but there is no preparation in telling the world, you want to do the impossible.

with my walk/ web's education/ and other people's impressive chess improvement-- the root of all of this is a driven and intense effort to study and prepare.

I know with that 50mile walk- If I just tried to do that, out of shape.  It would be more then painful. it would be dangerous; and I met people in that walk that had this happen to them.   one person walked on blisters, do the point at which they became bloody and was walking on raw bloody feet before anyone could help him.

the moral  is: don't let the limitation discourage you;  but prepare intensely for the accomplishment. 

there.  now I've gabbered away in a long post after staying away for awhile.

I like posts like this, though, espacially when people share personal experiences...

oh. thats the best!

"if I'm a puppet, I'm a very manly puppet"