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Aging in Chess

This is sooooo COOL! How long did it take to reasearch?

This is sooooo COOL! How long did it take to reasearch?

Then I have luck, till this time. I started to play chess more seriously on lichess actually in 2019 (at the age of 47, without any official chess trainings or couches), with the lichess Elo about 1800-1900 (blitz). Now, after 6 years, I am mainly between 2100-2200 blitz Elo (age 53). But, reading this article, I must be really ready to drop! :D By the way: the article is very interesting!

Then I have luck, till this time. I started to play chess more seriously on lichess actually in 2019 (at the age of 47, without any official chess trainings or couches), with the lichess Elo about 1800-1900 (blitz). Now, after 6 years, I am mainly between 2100-2200 blitz Elo (age 53). But, reading this article, I must be really ready to drop! :D By the way: the article is very interesting!

@AbhiramSingamsetti
Thanks! It took about 5 hours to research and write.
@Attila-72
Keep up the good work! Glad to hear that. Since you are not a top player and therefore have reached your full potential, it is still not shocking that you can still improve, even further!

@AbhiramSingamsetti Thanks! It took about 5 hours to research and write. @Attila-72 Keep up the good work! Glad to hear that. Since you are not a top player and therefore have reached your full potential, it is still not shocking that you can still improve, even further!

I noticed a video recently of Hikaru gleefully disrespecting a lower ranked player.
I don't know if this is a regular thing he has done, but a GM playing a sub-2500 player and making all sorts of rude comments strikes me as a bully move - punching (way) down.
I wondered at the time if this is cathartic for him as he is aging out of competitive chess.
I personally feel elated if I get to 1600 now and then. I am not a super serious player and don't compete. I have never read a chess book. And, so what? I enjoy playing chess a lot and fumbling around with people of similar ranking.
Chess is enjoyed by all sorts of players of different ranking and seriousness.
I would prefer that Hiraku be an ambassador for the game at all levels rather than a sore winner GM punching down at people who clearly are not professional players.

I noticed a video recently of Hikaru gleefully disrespecting a lower ranked player. I don't know if this is a regular thing he has done, but a GM playing a sub-2500 player and making all sorts of rude comments strikes me as a bully move - punching (way) down. I wondered at the time if this is cathartic for him as he is aging out of competitive chess. I personally feel elated if I get to 1600 now and then. I am not a super serious player and don't compete. I have never read a chess book. And, so what? I enjoy playing chess a lot and fumbling around with people of similar ranking. Chess is enjoyed by all sorts of players of different ranking and seriousness. I would prefer that Hiraku be an ambassador for the game at all levels rather than a sore winner GM punching down at people who clearly are not professional players.

The analysis is very interesting. At the age of nearly 70 I would like to know if playing chess can help against the decline of brain.

The analysis is very interesting. At the age of nearly 70 I would like to know if playing chess can help against the decline of brain.

@JuergenMeyer
Keep up the chess, way to go!!
Also an interesting topic for a future post!

@JuergenMeyer Keep up the chess, way to go!! Also an interesting topic for a future post!

Being so many years in TOP 10 players ,having Titles .
Motivation seems to got something to do here .
Are They Still So Hungry For Success? Motivated to do anything to win as They Were 20 y old?
I mean , does anyone could keep up the pace .
Naturally at some point WE stop to be Hungry for Supremacy as WE
They already got it ?
My Regards

Being so many years in TOP 10 players ,having Titles . Motivation seems to got something to do here . Are They Still So Hungry For Success? Motivated to do anything to win as They Were 20 y old? I mean , does anyone could keep up the pace . Naturally at some point WE stop to be Hungry for Supremacy as WE\ They already got it ? My Regards

"The one player who was not counted in this average was the legendary Vishy Anand, who was still playing world championship matches at the age of 45. The reason for excluding him was that with a rating of just over 2750, though not too active, Vishy is still a top-class player according to my calculations"

What? You decided to exclude Anand because...he is a counterexample to your hypothesis? Lol, somebody get this author a statistics lesson

"The one player who was not counted in this average was the legendary Vishy Anand, who was still playing world championship matches at the age of 45. The reason for excluding him was that with a rating of just over 2750, though not too active, Vishy is still a top-class player according to my calculations" What? You decided to exclude Anand because...he is a counterexample to your hypothesis? Lol, somebody get this author a statistics lesson

In the context of chess, the brain processes each move based on experience, strategy, and situational awareness. Was a chess piece moved for mobility or activity? Did we even ask our selves that question? Was it even processed by our brain? A piece that is mobilized is not necessarily a threat like a piece that is activated to do so. As we age, our experience in the game tends to ignore more positions, because they look familiar. I believe older players play more intuitively and younger players cannot really do that without thousands of games.

https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/aging/2019/how-the-brain-changes-with-age-083019

The reticular formation is particularly relevant. The video explained it well.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2024/the-great-show-of-consciousness-091924

Chess is always changing. So too much intuition can contribute to a decline in our performance by assume what we know is still applicable. Experience with age is a double-edged sword. When we are set in our ways, we start to fall behind.

In the context of chess, the brain processes each move based on experience, strategy, and situational awareness. Was a chess piece moved for mobility or activity? Did we even ask our selves that question? Was it even processed by our brain? A piece that is mobilized is not necessarily a threat like a piece that is activated to do so. As we age, our experience in the game tends to ignore more positions, because they look familiar. I believe older players play more intuitively and younger players cannot really do that without thousands of games. https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/aging/2019/how-the-brain-changes-with-age-083019 The reticular formation is particularly relevant. The video explained it well. https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2024/the-great-show-of-consciousness-091924 Chess is always changing. So too much intuition can contribute to a decline in our performance by assume what we know is still applicable. Experience with age is a double-edged sword. When we are set in our ways, we start to fall behind.