does anyone know..?

what is considered the prime age of chess... when a player is considered to be at his/her peak..?

thanks

Originally posted by eatmybishop
what is considered the prime age of chess... when a player is considered to be at his/her peak..?

thanks

about 25-40, best guess

Originally posted by eatmybishop
what is considered the prime age of chess... when a player is considered to be at his/her peak..?

thanks

13 years after one starts playing 😀 (total bull, just wanted to say something 😛)

Originally posted by eatmybishop
what is considered the prime age of chess... when a player is considered to be at his/her peak..?

thanks

u can't go by age...there's been cases of people becoming cgm's 60+ years old...just depends on the work you want to put into it

the best age for playing chess is dang any age

Originally posted by eatmybishop
what is considered the prime age of chess... when a player is considered to be at his/her peak..?

thanks

There's a chess master at age 14 or so. There's one at 35 or so, and at 50 and at 60. So....

Originally posted by eatmybishop
what is considered the prime age of chess... when a player is considered to be at his/her peak..?

thanks

For once an interesting question in the forums.
The peak is when the mental agility of youth and the experience of age juxtapose to create the best performance a player can deliver. With some greats like Kasparov, the mental agility bourne of a great mind and rigorous training meant he was winning from his teens, but the consensus is he kept getting better with age.
I think that whilst in business / politics / science etc where experience and knowledge are more important than mental agility, in chess the latter is what matters the most. This explains the sudden decline in late middle age of so many champions / masters. They are still stupidly good, just not as stupidly good.
Surely the answer is therefore ..... 42
😉

Originally posted by Policestate
For once an interesting question in the forums.
The peak is when the mental agility of youth and the experience of age juxtapose to create the best performance a player can deliver. With some greats like Kasparov, the mental agility bourne of a great mind and rigorous training meant he was winning from his teens, but the consensus is he kept getting bet ...[text shortened]... re still stupidly good, just not as stupidly good.
Surely the answer is therefore ..... 42
😉

.. what a stupid movie.. the book is so much better.

Originally posted by ih8sens
.. what a stupid movie.. the book is so much better.

Agreed

Originally posted by Restless Soul
u can't go by age...there's been cases of people becoming cgm's 60+ years old...just depends on the work you want to put into it

so why have so many great players retired in their 40's?

Originally posted by eatmybishop
so why have so many great players retired in their 40's?

because they have 139 million dollars and want to go back to bed.

Originally posted by eatmybishop
what is considered the prime age of chess... when a player is considered to be at his/her peak..?

thanks

30-35, because thats when I peaked and it has been downhill ever since.

That was 20 years after I started playing.