depends on the position, sometimes 5 seconds is sufficient, cos the move is forced, developing, or blatently obvious. On 2 occasions here on RHP - I actually went home and set the position up on my chess board and played through it!
That was harsh DF lol. Anywhoo, It all depends. In the opening and simple endgames it's 5-15 seconds. Against inferior opposition (below 1500) it's also 5 seconds and it's also 5 seconds if I've been drinking. For other games It usually takes me 20-30 seconds to break down a position and 10 more to decide on a move. I do get into a few crazy games where I take 5 minutes amove or more (i.e. .Game 2186182 - in progress no comments).
Those rated 100-200 points higher than me are the most likely to receive the full blown serious treatment.
Originally posted by onyx2006 depends on the position, sometimes 5 seconds is sufficient, cos the move is forced, developing, or blatently obvious. On 2 occasions here on RHP - I actually went home and set the position up on my chess board and played through it!
Why bother to do that when you have the analyze board feature
about 5min-2 days in the opening, 15min-1 week otherwise. sometimes more if I feel there is a win in the air. I try to avoid moving within the hour I see the opponent's move. I also try very hard not to move drunk or tired, sometimes failing. most of my blunders happen when I move tired...
Originally posted by wormwood about 5min-2 days in the opening, 15min-1 week otherwise. sometimes more if I feel there is a win in the air. I try to avoid moving within the hour I see the opponent's move. I also try very hard not to move drunk or tired, sometimes failing. most of my blunders happen when I move tired...
I never move in 5 seconds.
Agreed. I have made some terrible blunders when tired. In fact almost all my bad moves happen last thing at night (midnight to 1am) or when moving whilst working (which I can do as I am self employed). Especially bad blunders happen when I have an "easy" win and want to finish it off quickly.
The worst blunders happen when drunk at work late at night.......
Generally how long do you spend on each move
13 Nov '06 15:37
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