How long does it take ordinary people to get good at chess?

Re:How long does it take ordinary people to get good at chess? by Madmallard on Sunday October 31, 2021 @12:04AM (#29054373)

Cognitive sharpness is often best not long after waking and as well as after light exercise. You can use these to your advantage when trying to climb rank.

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Re:How long does it take ordinary people to get good at chess? by jjcon on Sunday October 31, 2021 @12:08AM (#29054386)

Is it weird if I feel like my brain is completely useless for the first 4 hours of the day, I feel like my concentration gets better the longer the day goes - exercise definitely does it for me too.

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Re:How long does it take ordinary people to get good at chess? by Madmallard on Sunday October 31, 2021 @07:28AM (#29056217)

I'd look into health or sleep habit related things potentially causing this. I don't think that is normal, unless maybe you're addicted to caffeine.

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Re:How long does it take ordinary people to get good at chess? by rramadass on Sunday October 31, 2021 @12:19AM (#29054440)

>Cognitive sharpness is often best not long after waking and as well as after light exercise.

Can you recommend some books/papers/videos on this ?

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Re:How long does it take ordinary people to get good at chess? by IWantToRelocate on Sunday October 31, 2021 @12:18AM (#29054436)

do you have any article pointing to that? i usually feel "powerful" for random activities after a 15min nap

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