What is the average time you spend thinking about a move?
Sort:
HHmm well I spend about 3 minutes per moves I think, but sometimes even after that I see a mistake I made.
In "live" games it depends on the time controls of course.
In correspondence games, I'll typically play opening moves quickly as long as I am making "book" moves that are familiar to me. After that though, I'd say I spend 1-5 minutes on average per move, and in critical situations anywhere from 10 minutes to half an hour (or more, on occasion).
Wow, and here I thought I was being generous with a minute or so. I may start taking even more time to consider my options. I didn't realize people would ponder over a single move for up to 30 minutes!
In a real face to face match with a time control 90 min each... i usually take 2 seconds on first opening moves... then i usually spend 3 - 5 minutes on middle game moves... obviously I think less when things are forced or out right called an *only logical move*... endgame usually more time but it all depends on the situation
For me it depends on each game. Some games I move quickly (less than a minute) and others I take a long time. I really don't know if it is that some games are more interesting to me or maybe it is a certain style of game that catch's my attention. There are just some games that "feel" better to me and those games I take longer. I have even dragged out my old roll-e-zee board and analyzed these games when making a move.
thats a hard question for me. I usually spend a min or two right before choosing a move. But some games I play in my head thoughout the day. So when I come back the gameboard, I can play a move quickly (if they make a move I thought out).
You are supposed to think before you move? Maybe that will help my game. Lol
It's great you've come to this realization. Right now, you may find this article by Dan Heisman quite to the point: http://www.chesscafe.com/text/heisman40.pdf
Jun 19, 2008
0
#11
I played 250-300 games at regular basic, at same time...
So, a few seconds per move, usually. But now, I already finished 507 games for 20 days, with 36% loss. I just return to chess, so, it's not to bad. But now I gonna reduce the speed and N of the games.
I usually spend maybe half a minute to a minute thinking about a move. However, if it calls for it I'll spend an hour to investigate the possible ramifications of a move if I consider it to be a particularly brilliant find.
Jun 19, 2008
0
#13
The more I play, the longer I find that I am taking with each move. Usually 2-5 minutes these days. Not all of that is spent thinking about the move, I might tab over and read something on another website, but I'll recheck the board a couple of times and see if I still agree with my previous decision, before committing myself to a particular play.
half a second to 5 minutes
15 seconds. I know I should spend more time, but meh.
Jun 19, 2008
0
#16
The range is a few minutes to 8 hrs. Average is probably 1 hr.
I'm counting studying opening theory if it helps me understand my next move. Also, at certain key points in the game, if I'm unsure what to play, I may play variations up to about 10 moves deep, lots of different lines, until I really understand the the position and ramifications of various moves. I like to do this until I don't see anything new and feel like I really understand both my and my oponents best moves, weeknesses, attacking possibilities, etc. Once I've done that, if my oponent plays a move I've considered as a posibility, then my next move may only take 5 - 30 minutes to make sure I've explored well from that position. If my oponent surprises me entirely with an unanticipated strong move, then I may be back to the multi-hour drawing board. If my opponent surprises me with an unexpected weak move, I may also spend an hour to ensure I take maximum advantage.
I spend longer against stronger opponents as there's less margin for error. Lastly, I'm pretty new and have more book knowlege than experience, so the extra time helps me see and realize some of the things I've studied.
I only play one or two games at a time. Three at a time is too much for me.
Sometimes seconds and sometimes hours. Counting purely analysis, the most I have spent on a move has probably been two hours.
Jun 19, 2008
0
#18
in a correspondence game I write down every possible outcome that I can think of and ponder it the whole time while I wait. So maybe upto an hour per day until I get a response.
i try and move slowly so as not to contribute to global warming
I recently started reading through a hefty load of chess books and I suddenly realized I had been playing moves without "really" thinking. If you had to give a ballpark, how much time do you spend thinking about a move on average?
Up until recently, I would probably spend around 25 seconds maybe? I'd say my game has started to drastically improve since I started taking more time (average time spent now is probably closer to 60 seconds) to truly analyze the imbalances of the board. I would highly recommend increasing your analysis time if you find you're smacking yourself upside the head just after pushing Submit a bit too frequently ;)
Cheers!