Reaching the limits of chess skill

@aquatabby

Your local league has increments? ... Luxury!

My league doesn't have increments, you have 1 hour for all moves + 15 minutes after 30 moves.
This is very fast compared to congresses... 90 mins + 30secs gained per move.

As per the question of reaching skill limit... every generation will have a Fisher, or Kasparov, or Carlsen.

Let's be thankful that the game we've chosen is practically infinite,
so the possibilities of enhancing our knowledge are endless.

@BigDoggProblem

I'm not talking about calculation speed. I'm talking about the time it takes to physically move the pieces.

@KnightStalker47

Is not accurately moving pieces a chess skill? If it is not then why is speed chess one of the competitions?

@eladar said
@KnightStalker47

Is not accurately moving pieces a chess skill? If it is not then why is speed chess one of the competitions?

That is a motor-coordination skill. Applies equally to playing go or checkers or buttoning buttons or threading needles.

@knightstalker47 said
@BigDoggProblem

I'm not talking about calculation speed. I'm talking about the time it takes to physically move the pieces.

OK, so make it a 5-second delay.

@mchill

I think that the world war championship match should go back to a 24 game match with a 40 moves in 2/12 hours. I dislike fast chess. I have played two 24 game matches with these time controls and it is grueling. The best player does emerge.What do I know-not much? At 67 years I like the old rules.

@bigdoggproblem said
But I don't want to level the playing field.

If the 60 year old cannot calculate as fast as a 20-year old, I want the 20 year old to win.

I call this performance by a 20-year old "being better at chess than an old man".

Besides, how many 60 year old players have played in world championships?

@sonhouse said
Besides, how many 60 year old players have played in world championships?

Korchnoi was 46/47 when he faced Karpov in 1978.