50 moves a day

and i mean good moves.
how is it possible? in CC of course, not blitz

I guess one has to be unemployed. (or retired)

I remember a guy on this site who had over 2000 games in progress. Must be sitting at the computer all day long.

I don't think it's that hard (not that I play that many at the moment). Fifty moves is basically a game's worth, maybe two. That's not a ridiculous amount of chess to play in a day. You save a lot of time on familiar openings, won positions, or lines you've already calculated. Certainly if every move was in a complicated middlegame position against equal opposition then fifty moves would be a stretch, but usually that's not the case.

Originally posted by mikenay
I don't think it's that hard (not that I play that many at the moment). Fifty moves is basically a game's worth, maybe two. That's not a ridiculous amount of chess to play in a day. You save a lot of time on familiar openings, won positions, or lines you've already calculated. Certainly if every move was in a complicated middlegame position against equal opposition then fifty moves would be a stretch, but usually that's not the case.

Last summer I had over 300 games on the go at the same time. I was up through the night many times until 6 or 7 am. From now on I'm trying to keep it below 30 games. I've only signed up for one tournament in the last 4 months.


If the positions are in the opening that you are familiar with them then 50 moves a day is no trouble at all.

@mikenay
there's a big difference between 50 moves in 50 games and 50 moves in one game. the latter is obviously much easier

@kingshill
you cannot possibly steer all games into pet opening lines. and even if, i would hate to (and fail miserably) be forced to make 50 moves in the middle and endgames

Originally posted by watchyourbackrank
and i mean good moves.
how is it possible? in CC of course, not blitz

50 moves is nothing. User 198302 has averaged 758 moves a day since the beginning of Feb.

When my missus says i've been spending too long playing chess, i say 'No, THIS guy is spending too long playing chess!!' He makes more moves in a day than i will in a month.

I've figured it all out. User 198302

Six people on different parts parts of the planet all doing a 4 hour shift each.
The guy who does the 8am - 12am shift is good, the 4pm - 8pm guy is a naff.
There is no engine evidence so let it go. It's all good clean fun.

You get to play 6 different people at once and if you log on for the 4pm-8pm shift
your two move traps will work.

(I bet the other 5 want to ditch him but he probably pays the sub). 🙂

Originally posted by greenpawn34
I've figured it all out. User 198302

Six people on different parts parts of the planet all doing a 4 hour shift each.
The guy who does the 8am - 12am shift is good, the 4pm - 8pm guy is a naff.
There is no engine evidence so let it go. It's all good clean fun.

You get to play 6 different people at once and if you log on for the 4pm-8pm shif ...[text shortened]... ve traps will work.

(I bet the other 5 want to ditch him but he probably pays the sub). 🙂

Was this directed at me?

'There is no engine evidence so let it go. It's all good clean fun.'

No.

Originally posted by Proper Knob
50 moves is nothing. User 198302 has averaged 758 moves [b]a day since the beginning of Feb.

When my missus says i've been spending too long playing chess, i say 'No, THIS guy is spending too long playing chess!!' He makes more moves in a day than i will in a month.[/b]

that user 198302 doesn't make good moves all the time. which was my point in the original post. how is it possible to maintain a, say 2200+ level, having to make 50 moves a day?

Originally posted by Proper Knob
50 moves is nothing. User 198302 has averaged 758 moves [b]a day since the beginning of Feb.

When my missus says i've been spending too long playing chess, i say 'No, THIS guy is spending too long playing chess!!' He makes more moves in a day than i will in a month.[/b]

That's an average of a move every two minutes, 24 hours a day.

How is it possible ?

Originally posted by w0lver1ne
That's an average of a move every two minutes, 24 hours a day.

How is it possible ?

Because you can make many more moves in two minutes than just one.

Originally posted by tomtom232
Because you can make many more moves in two minutes than just one.

Not in a complicated middlegame against a strong player.

And still a guy must sleep, he cannot play 24 hours a day. So that makes more than a move every two minutes.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
I've figured it all out. User 198302

Six people on different parts parts of the planet all doing a 4 hour shift each.
The guy who does the 8am - 12am shift is good, the 4pm - 8pm guy is a naff.
There is no engine evidence so let it go. It's all good clean fun.

You get to play 6 different people at once and if you log on for the 4pm-8pm shif ...[text shortened]... ve traps will work.

(I bet the other 5 want to ditch him but he probably pays the sub). 🙂

"You get to play 6 different people at once and if you log on for the 4pm-8pm shift
your two move traps will work. "

Is that California time?

Originally posted by w0lver1ne
Not in a complicated middlegame against a strong player.

And still a guy must sleep, he cannot play 24 hours a day. So that makes more than a move every two minutes.

"Strong" depends on the perspecitve. Is a 2000 rated player "strong" compared to a 2500 player? No, but he is compared to a 1600 player.