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| From | Message | Posted by far1ey
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1/18/2007
16:50:25
Play online chess |  Subject: Chess music
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A long time ago craig posted a 'good music for blitz' post in which it was discovered that many players liked listening to rockish music while playing blitz. But what about playing a much longer game say for 2 hours when the game is much more about making the right moves rather then just making a "good enough quick thinking move" which is quite often seen in blitz. Is music seen as distracting when you stare at the board for hours on end trying to get the right move? Should one listen to more calming music? Or listen to none at all?
Far1ey
| Posted by sough
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1/18/2007
19:00:57
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I would think of it as a distraction in general. If you just want to relax and play some chess while chilling listening to some music though,by all means go for it.
| Posted by kewms
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1/18/2007
19:29:53
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I like to listen to jazz or classical music during OTB tournaments. Helps screen out the distractions around me and helps give the distractable part of my brain something to do.
Katherine
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Betting on Chess — London oddsmakers allow wagering on everything else, so it is probably not surprising that they also take bets on chess. In the Tata Steel chess tournament currently be played in the Netherlands, one bookmaker called BestBetting seems to have Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, who is currently tied for the lead, as the favorite (9 to 10, meaning if someone bets $10 and Anand wins, the bettor only wins $9). Levon Aronian of Armenia, who is tied for third, a half-point behind Anand and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, is the next betting favorite (13 to 10; wager $10 and if he is first, win $13), while Nakamura has the next longest odds (5 to 2). That Nakamura is ...
Posted by wschmidt
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1/19/2007
12:31:43
Play online chess | At the last OTB tournament I played in
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here in Colorado, an announcement was made that this would be the last tournament in which MP3 players and other listening devices would be allowed. I'm not sure if there has been a change in USCF rules or if this was just a move in response to the Blue Tooth incident but it will clearly change the habits of several players.
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Nakamura and Anand Again Separate Themselves From the Pack at Tata Steel — After a great day of fighting chess in Round 10 of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands, Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States are once again tied for the lead in the top section. Anand and Nakamura were also co-leaders after the fourth, sixth and eighth rounds. Four chess players were tied for the lead after Round 9. But on Wednesday Nakamura beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and Anand beat Alexei Shirov of Spain, while Levon Aronian of Armenia and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia respectively drew with Anish Giri and Jan Smeets, two Dutch grandmasters. Anand and Nakamura each have 7 points and ...
Posted by ccmcacollister
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1/19/2007
13:17:40
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Mozart stimulates thinking and Turns On your mind. Personally I cant do it, but a little Beethoven or maybe Wagner ... }8-)
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Posted by doctor_knight
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1/20/2007
09:16:27
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mozart does stimulate the mind but is not good to listen to while doing something else. If you listen to mozart for an hour before playing chess it would be good, but mozart is too ditracting and interesting to listen to while playing chess (Of course some people might be different). I personally like bach played on classical guitar (I think this is just about the best way to listen to a lot of bach). Bach is very intelligent, stimulating music, but does not grab your attention away from what you're doing. I would recommend the cello suites played on guitar (I think when played on the cello it is too distracting). Some classical music is too romantic and emotional to use for chess. For examply, Debusy wrote beautiful music, but it distracts you from chess and stimulates your emotions and not your mind so it is hard to focus. I think perhaps Bach and Haydn and propably some others like Vivaldi's Four Seasons and much from the baroque period and others that I can't think of right now are very good music to help you think clrealy with focus.
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Posted by lopt
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1/20/2007
12:19:43
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I often listen to Beethoven when playing it helps my Alekhine come out and dance. The stormyness is converted into my moves and I attack ruthlessly and never stop. It helps me a lot. Lopt
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Posted by doctor_knight
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1/20/2007
20:48:12
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That does make sense. If you can find music that fits the style of play or the feel of the kind of game you like to play, it will probably work well. For me, bach keeps me analyticaly sharp and helps me to take an outside view of the board. It helps to keep my thoughts organized and to evaluate just what is actually going on. (I don't yet have a good portable audio device yet so I don't get to listen while playing chess many times).
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