how come i didn't think of that? you should get a sign that says "will point out the bleeding obvious for bacon"
I want to play chess more, but I don't have enough time; any ideas?

You could keep the last 45 mins before you go to bed for chess. This is my suggestion. Suppose you go to bed at around 1 am, you can start playing chess from 12:15 am onwards until 1am. U then get up at around 6 am. I admit that it is very difficult to balance both studies and chess. I used to follow this when I was in high school, now that I am in university I don't really have time for chess. Remember if you want to become great at something, you got to pickup a single thing. You can't focus on everything. I gave up chess and gym time for studies. I feel bad but it's a sacrifice to win the game 🙂
Since going back to school after the holidays, I've had barely any time to play chess- I leave the house at 0725 and get back at 1815. Even when I'm home, I always have work to do, so I don't really have any free time; any suggestions on how to fix this problem?