Is There a Best Time of Day to Play?

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Master_Po

This has always been a gnawing question in the back of my mind.  Usually I do tactics first thing in the morning and wonder if this is a good or bad or doesn't matter time to do them, as well as to play.  Am I fresh or groggy?  not alert enough yet and brain hasn't had time to wake up or well rested and ready?  Or should one jog around the neighborhood, stand on your head to let the blood go to your brain, or have a strong cup of coffee, or does it not matter?  I wonder has there been any research?   Do/Did Fischer, Kasparov, Carlsen, Anand, Kramnik, et al, do anything like the above?  Do/Did they have a best time of day to play?

   Any thoughts?

BlargDragon

The only thing I notice that affects my play is whether I'm calm or excitable. Happy or sad, day or night, tired or awake, caffeinated or not, sober or tipsy, nothing else seems to affect it.

Martin_Stahl
FrederickClegg wrote:

I play as soon as i wake up. 1 game of bullet followed by 6 press ups and 3 sit ups. I repeat this 5 times.

 

https://www.chess.com/article/view/ways-chess-is-like-crossfit

IcyAvaleigh

7:23 pm

pam234

I never play my besy chess if I am overtired or poorly.

ThrillerFan

4:19 in the morning!

Jordan_nawrat
I find I play quite well after midnight, whereas I'm shocking around midday (blunders ahoy).

Also find that I tend to win more when I'm drunk, but I'm probably just getting lucky. I don't like to play drunk too often 🙄
Master_Po

Scots drink??! I thought that was just the Irish.   My rating goes down about 200 pts for each drink imbibed.

Any 2000+ rated players have any opinions on the original question?  

pam234

Totally disagre with the last comment. Not too worried about my rating but fair play is very important to me and should be to every chess player.

Jordan_nawrat
We taught the Irish how to drink 😉

(Can't quote posts on iPhone app it seems)
ANOK1

im a night owl , and around 4 am for me

pam234

And Scotland will always make the best whisky in the world. McCallan's Special Reserve is my favourite but it is very expensive.

Master_Po

Whisky -->  Scots -->  Scotch -->  Scotch Gambit.  This is a sign I must learn the Scotch Gambit.