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calorie burning during tournaments

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:09 pm
by mhlepore
An interesting article on ESPN about eating/physical training regimens of top chess players in preparation for tournaments. Wonder if the top Go players are doing the same.

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/27 ... ying-chess

Re: calorie burning during tournaments

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:37 pm
by gowan
In Japan pros talk about the importance of tairyoku (bodily strength, stamina, etc.). It is recognized that physical fitness can be important. It is also known that sustained mental concentration burns calories significantly, but whether go pros train the way Caruana does, I don't know.