i wondered:does loud noises ruin our focus and makes us worse chess players? or is it silence that makes us paranoia and stressful? are both bad? which is the best? comment your opinion down below!
It depends on the noise... Playing in a full stadium would be fine for me, but a single person speaking is disturbing, ESPECIALLY if the he utters words like Check, Matt, Fork, Bishop, Rook, a3, c7, d-file, or any other word that might reasonably be part of my internal move dialog, even if it has zero relevance to my game.
I personally like to play either in complete silence or with classical music in the background. It's difficult for me to focus on the game when people are talking, particularly when I can hear what they're saying as opposed to the conversation just being background noise.
Silence is golden.
Some people like to listen to music when playing, I listen to music only while playing quick games, faster than 3 min or so, where I won't be calculating much. Maybe classical music would be good for slower games, but i haven't tried listening to classical music.
I trained in a steel mill, background noise often over 80 db. Now I'm deaf in one ear. Yes, silence is golden, but go ahead and do your worst.
When I'm playing chess I like to listen to instrumental music or pop music, it helps me focus and focus only on the game. I only listen to pop songs that I like and know well or else I get distracted by the lyrics. If I'm playing with my friends I really dislike when they keep suggesting bad moves or just talk in general, it distracts me too much.
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