I've always been the type to walk around a lot. I think when I was younger, it was sort of out of laziness, but now I see other benefits to it as well.
Was also cracking up over the 1975/6 Aus Reserves story from Ian.
When writing this, I was thinking of how much it is
1. sheer stamina (if you had unlimited stamina to concentrate, you'd just stay at the board and think/calculate)
2. what kind of position it is (can opponent move be reasonably predicted or at least their most critical, worth deliberating on position vs. better to refresh by walking around?)
3. how we perceive effort invested in opponent's time (linked to 1)
4. how well we manage to focus on own time
etc. etc...and how all these relate to each other. Definitely not done with this topic completely!
Glad you enjoyed it, ChessPerson. I'd also love to know how the top coaches and top players approach this—clearly there is more scope for 'research', through interviews and trawling through chess literature!
I thought I'd ask some players stronger than myself (who I am in touch with often anyway) since I know I'm not the best role model here (chronic time trouble issues), but it was fun to hear others' thoughts so I might do some more interviews down the line.
Interesting food for thought.
I've always been the type to walk around a lot. I think when I was younger, it was sort of out of laziness, but now I see other benefits to it as well.
Was also cracking up over the 1975/6 Aus Reserves story from Ian.
When writing this, I was thinking of how much it is
1. sheer stamina (if you had unlimited stamina to concentrate, you'd just stay at the board and think/calculate)
2. what kind of position it is (can opponent move be reasonably predicted or at least their most critical, worth deliberating on position vs. better to refresh by walking around?)
3. how we perceive effort invested in opponent's time (linked to 1)
4. how well we manage to focus on own time
etc. etc...and how all these relate to each other. Definitely not done with this topic completely!
Ian is a walking encyclopaedia of chess stories!
Loved the interview format and appreciate that you did some actual research for this one!
Curious what would some of the famous coaches say like Dvoretsky, Yusupov and Aagard...
Glad you enjoyed it, ChessPerson. I'd also love to know how the top coaches and top players approach this—clearly there is more scope for 'research', through interviews and trawling through chess literature!
I thought I'd ask some players stronger than myself (who I am in touch with often anyway) since I know I'm not the best role model here (chronic time trouble issues), but it was fun to hear others' thoughts so I might do some more interviews down the line.
It's a bit like with the Adams' book but more geared towards general topics. I think it holds great future for enabling chess improvement.