Effect of jet lag on elite chess results – Performance coaching for mental athletes

Top-level chess players are constantly travelling from one continent to another to attend over-the-board tournaments. The effect of jet lag has not been investigated. While individuals have a highly variable ability to recover from jet lag, we can study the average effect. I have analysed 26k games between players above 2650 Elo, using the time…

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