percentage of time spent in play versus study

what is the recommended breakdown of time spent on chess in play versus studying tactics and reading chess books? for instance, currently I probably spend most of my time studying, like 70% vs 30%. Playing games is not something I have time for on your typical weekday since I don't play blitz usually. I can get up early and read a book, but at 5:30 a.m. my brain isn't in a place where I would trust it to play a game and I probably don't have time for a full 15/10 at that time anyway. if I can only get in 3 to 4 games per week of 15/10 or 30/0, would it be better to actually play some blitz? The general consensus is these games don't help improvement, but is a fast just game still better than none? or is that time better spent and study of strategy and tactics training

Have you tried daily games? They are great as you can make your move when you have time and think as long as you need.

Oh yes, I play those too. It just isn't the same as having the time pressure and continuous play, but you're right it is a good way to get games in around a busy schedule. Also I'm terrible at resisting using the analysis tab and moving pieces around instead of calculating in my head, which I know is a bad habit:)

80 study 20 play and analysis

The 80/20 rule, I like that. I've often seen it recommended to spend more time and play than study, but 80% spent in study it's probably easier for my timetable, and I actually like it cuz I'm a nerd

Other way around for me

 

Maybe I could spend a few more of my chess time on study, but it would never surpass my time on playing games. I treat chess like a board game, not a school subject.

 

If one was to play just one 60/0 game per day & analyse it that would take about 2hrs. That means you need extra 8 hours per day on studying, for a total of 10 hours per day spent on chess if you follow the suggested 80/20 rule.

I guess if you're a really ambitious player...

You can improvement by 10-90 or even 1-99...but the pace of improvement will vary.

Assuming you play 2 hours of chess every day...that is 60+ hours a month.

720+ hours a year.

 

Will you improve significantly by playing 720+ hrs ,or by training 720+ hours?

THINK.

I think the higher rated you are the more study needs to be put in. If you are sub 1000 elo i think grinding more games to gain experience is better whereas someone closer to 2000 should be studying more than playing imo

probably 90% study 10% play for me.

I would probably agree with this assessment. Beginners need to establish the patterns in their minds and I think this is more frequently than not achieved via repetition. Of course, their study will show them the patterns they need to recognize.

 

I think 50% - 50%
Play without analysis repeats the same errors over again.
Study without play is sterile. You cannot learn to swim or drive a car from a book or a video.

I think I've gotten in the bad habit of playing a lot more than I study, as I'm trying to get better I'm trying to change that.

no no no, alloting your time like that in advance is the wrong approach.

chess is fun, you should enjoy learning it. sometimes i pick up a chess  book and just flip through it for 15 minutes. unless you're trying to get 2100 fide or something, you dont need to hold yourself to these kinds of standards. play for fun and the knowledge will come.

 

this idea of regimenting a fixed ratio of stdy to play isnt that realistic

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In other sports: athletics, basketball, soccer, cycling, golf, tennis... they do more training than competition.

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you misunderstood my meaning