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Challenge 2500 | 4. Improving bit by bit

How important do you think is physical fitness for your chess? Are you exercising (particularly for chess)?

How important do you think is physical fitness for your chess? Are you exercising (particularly for chess)?

@Schachmalanders I've been doing bodyweight-based strength training for a couple of years now, but for its own sake and not with chess in mind :D
There is probably some truth to 'mens sana in corpore sano' though. I could easily imagine it being the case that in the final stretches of a long classical game it might be easier for someone in good physical condition to stay fully concentrated and alert.

@Schachmalanders I've been doing bodyweight-based strength training for a couple of years now, but for its own sake and not with chess in mind :D There is probably some truth to 'mens sana in corpore sano' though. I could easily imagine it being the case that in the final stretches of a long classical game it might be easier for someone in good physical condition to stay fully concentrated and alert.

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