What supplements do you take?

A. STIMULANTS

Prohibited substances in class (A) include the following examples amineptine, amiphenazole, amphetamines,

bromantan, caffeine*, carphedon, cocaine, ephedrines**, fencamfam, fomIeterol***, mesocarb, pentetrazol,

pipradol, salbutamol***, salmeterol***, terbutaline***,. ..and related substances

* For caffeine the definition ofa positive is a concentration in urine greater than 12 micrograms per mililitre

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How much coffee do you need for that level? I don´t know.

I don't know how you can test for caffeine yourself (I assume the translation to mg per ml in urine depends on hydration and bodyweight), but the doping control for caffeine is designed to prevent athletes from taking very large doses, and specifically not to prevent "normal" usage of caffeine through drinking coffee.

Caffeine is a relatively new addition to the WADA/IOC controls, before then runners and triathletes were taking 400mg (the equivilent of about 6 cups of coffee) or more of caffeine pills anally (it effects quicker and stronger) before races, this is the kind of usage the control is designed to prevent.

http://www.invigorate360.com/reviews/drinking-too-much-coffee-may-lead-to-ban-for-athletes/

the equivalent of eight cups of coffee or more right before the event.

I think it requires less if you drink Red bull or Coca Cola.

And I always have a drink (alcohol) at the hotel bar between rounds.  I will not stop this unless a tournament director specifically tells me so.  I don't consider it cheating.  Good thing I will never be in any super GM tournaments where these controls may be tested.

1 Monster has 160mg of caffeine.

I take a daily multivitamin.  I used play high on cannabis quite a bit, but that did not improve my game.  I think the majority of the things on the FIDE anti-doping list will in actual practice make you a worse chess player.  I'd love it if my opponent drank six cups of coffee before a game, they'd be a jitterbugging blundering mess.

AFAIK chess.com does not have any anti-doping policy, so the original poster, or anyone else here for that matter, can take as my "supplements" as s/he wants and still not be cheating.

Finally, that bit in post #46 about caffeine suppositories is hilarious.  What the hell is wrong with those guys.

Ask Lance Armstrong !

Why ? Does he know what you take?

No , he just showed that using drugs will lead to a downfall. You enslave yourself instead of freeing yourself.The horse is on you , where you should be on the horse !

The difference is that steriod use will improve your performance i.e. make you perform better than your natural ability,chess is different ,there is nothing you can take to make you a better player. Supplement merely help you to saty calm and focused so you can play to your full ability.

I know by experience that THC helps me relax before the start of a game , but there where instances during games that I kept stairing at d4 and wondered what that fly was doing there.

A simple B-complex pill (with food) will solve all your problems.

Beta blockers and Chess competition is a rather dangerous combo.

What planet do you hail from, @Fonzy?

B-complex is to chess what garlic is to ice cream. I have great results with b-blockers and chess.

I think you know the answer to the last question ,it is buried deep within your sub-conscious ,hopefully ,although possibly not

'Nuff said

Oh ,you guys are so pure and positively wholesome but you can never win because I have beer on my side.

What the hell is wrong with them is that the payday for winning a major marathon will feed, clothe, and supply clean water to their whole town back in Kenya/Ethiopia.  Versus not winning and going back to being a goat farmer 18 hours/day for the equivilent of about $300/year.  Compared to their families quality of life if they don't win it's a pretty easy decision to take any risk necessary in order to win.  Even if that risk is a heart attack, or getting banned from competition.

(To be clear:  I'm not singling out east African runners as dopers.  It's only the easiest example of incentives.  At the highest level of running, doping is prevelant no matter where the runners are from.)

Your joke is so original and creative, a part of me died

What can I do to make the other part die?

Reproducing will do the job

kponds wrote:

And I always have a drink (alcohol) at the hotel bar between rounds.  I will not stop this unless a tournament director specifically tells me so.  I don't consider it cheating.  Good thing I will never be in any super GM tournaments where these controls may be tested.

How does it affect your game?