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100K games!!! That's quite an achievement. I am an average club player and I have played about 15K in more than 20 years of playing.

shric 4y ago
I joined lichess in Nov 2018 and have played 15,269 games. It'll be more by the time most people read this :p
- register 4y ago
  With an average length of 5 minutes per game ( given a 3+2 time control ) and assuming you don't play more than 8 hours per day this is around 162 full days spent playing chess. Also this is an achievement!
  - shric 4y ago
    Yeah, not particularly proud of the "achievement". I play for fun. My rating has not increased much since I started because I don't really do deliberate practice. I don't analyse my games, etc. You're pretty much spot on. My average game length is 5 minutes and 7 seconds. lichess tells me my time spent playing is 54 days, 5 hours and 6 minutes and now 15,273 games. It works out to average just under an hour a day, and I play most days. Breakdown: 6,157 bullet (90+% are 1+0 but a few 2+1) 7,430 blitz (90+% are 5+0 but a few 3+2) 1,368 rapid (99+% are 10+0) 184 classical (100% are 30+0) I've also played a small handful of correspondence, chess960, etc. which is why it doesn't quite add up.
    - xrd 4y ago
      This conversation is very nostalgic for me as I used to play a lot with my father (who passed away almost 20 years ago). Now, my seven year old daughter seems to be very intrigued by chess. You said you don't analyze your games? Is there a standard methodology for analyzing chess games, especially given that everything being discussed here is happening electronically? I would be fascinated to hear about how people are combining technology with the practice of chess to ramp up their learning efficacy.
      - shric 4y ago
        Sites like lichess allow you to run a computer analysis of every move so you can find how often you made what the chess engine considers the strongest move. It will also clearly show you any blunders regardless of whether your opponent took advantage. Further, you can easily compare your responses during openings to what master level players play and you can also just look at how effective certain opening lines are just for your own games. Lichess also has an "insights" feature where you can look at all your games in aggregate and ask questions like "how often do I win playing Ruy Lopez opening compared to when I play the Italian opening", etc. These sites also have endless tactical puzzles which you can practice with. I guess deliberate practice to improve consists of some or all of these tools plus studying certain aspects such as end games and openings. I'm too impatient to do any of these which is why I improve very slowly despite playing thousands of games.
- register 4y ago
  Chess is quite a popular topic here on HN new. I propose to do a HN league / Tournament. Who is willing to join?
  - jdthedisciple 4y ago
    I'd join, though I'm really only a casual (bullet) player
  - shric 4y ago
    Sure, I'd join, also just a casual player -- still rated 1700 on lichess (1200 on chess.com) despite 15,000+ games :p
sireat 4y ago
It averages about 10 games a day over 30 year. Takes roughly an hour on 3 0 controls. There are days when I play 20 and some days when I play none. Is there a corelation between games played and rating? Probably some but you hit diminishing returns at some point. As Botvinnik said - blitz rots your brain. Over the years I have noticed some rating inflation on online chess sites. My high on lichess is 2670 and 2620 on chess.com. On older services I never broke 2500 and my highest OTB rating as an FM was 2398.

shric 4y ago

I joined lichess in Nov 2018 and have played 15,269 games. It'll be more by the time most people read this :p

register 4y ago
With an average length of 5 minutes per game ( given a 3+2 time control ) and assuming you don't play more than 8 hours per day this is around 162 full days spent playing chess. Also this is an achievement!
- shric 4y ago
  Yeah, not particularly proud of the "achievement". I play for fun. My rating has not increased much since I started because I don't really do deliberate practice. I don't analyse my games, etc. You're pretty much spot on. My average game length is 5 minutes and 7 seconds. lichess tells me my time spent playing is 54 days, 5 hours and 6 minutes and now 15,273 games. It works out to average just under an hour a day, and I play most days. Breakdown: 6,157 bullet (90+% are 1+0 but a few 2+1) 7,430 blitz (90+% are 5+0 but a few 3+2) 1,368 rapid (99+% are 10+0) 184 classical (100% are 30+0) I've also played a small handful of correspondence, chess960, etc. which is why it doesn't quite add up.
  - xrd 4y ago
    This conversation is very nostalgic for me as I used to play a lot with my father (who passed away almost 20 years ago). Now, my seven year old daughter seems to be very intrigued by chess. You said you don't analyze your games? Is there a standard methodology for analyzing chess games, especially given that everything being discussed here is happening electronically? I would be fascinated to hear about how people are combining technology with the practice of chess to ramp up their learning efficacy.
    - shric 4y ago
      Sites like lichess allow you to run a computer analysis of every move so you can find how often you made what the chess engine considers the strongest move. It will also clearly show you any blunders regardless of whether your opponent took advantage. Further, you can easily compare your responses during openings to what master level players play and you can also just look at how effective certain opening lines are just for your own games. Lichess also has an "insights" feature where you can look at all your games in aggregate and ask questions like "how often do I win playing Ruy Lopez opening compared to when I play the Italian opening", etc. These sites also have endless tactical puzzles which you can practice with. I guess deliberate practice to improve consists of some or all of these tools plus studying certain aspects such as end games and openings. I'm too impatient to do any of these which is why I improve very slowly despite playing thousands of games.
register 4y ago
Chess is quite a popular topic here on HN new. I propose to do a HN league / Tournament. Who is willing to join?
- jdthedisciple 4y ago
  I'd join, though I'm really only a casual (bullet) player
- shric 4y ago
  Sure, I'd join, also just a casual player -- still rated 1700 on lichess (1200 on chess.com) despite 15,000+ games :p

sireat 4y ago

It averages about 10 games a day over 30 year. Takes roughly an hour on 3 0 controls. There are days when I play 20 and some days when I play none. Is there a corelation between games played and rating? Probably some but you hit diminishing returns at some point. As Botvinnik said - blitz rots your brain. Over the years I have noticed some rating inflation on online chess sites. My high on lichess is 2670 and 2620 on chess.com. On older services I never broke 2500 and my highest OTB rating as an FM was 2398.