OTB 47 minutes.
Longest you spent on one move.
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Good question. It was probably around half an hour in my states’ like championship or whatever, otb.
jamesstack wrote:
In round 10 in the Candidates tournament GM Alexander Grischuk spent 72 minutes on his 12th move. Whats the longest you spent on a move in an OTB game? The most Ive spent was 45-50 minutes which has happened a couple of different times.
in my 2nd OTB game my opponent spent 40 mins on a move and i was there thinking 'why do i even like chess?'
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Apr 24, 2021
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In an OTB tournament, I had an opponent think for over an hour and then resign!
Viznik wrote:
72 minutes! Sheeeesh! I wonder what he was calculating. How can you even see that deeply, pure madness!
I’m ashamed to admit the longest game I’ve played (other than daily chess) has been 10 minutes, so the longest I’ve ever spent on a move has really only been like 2 minutes lol
I’m ashamed to admit the longest game I’ve played (other than daily chess) has been 10 minutes, so the longest I’ve ever spent on a move has really only been like 2 minutes lol
If you are interested GM Daniel King did a video on what GM Grischuk was thinking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpa6QYbsyP0
I was just reading Tal's biography and he talks about a game he spent 1 hour and 40 minutes on a single move,
In round 10 in the Candidates tournament GM Alexander Grischuk spent 72 minutes on his 12th move. Whats the longest you spent on a move in an OTB game? The most Ive spent was 45-50 minutes which has happened a couple of different times.