Life In 19x19

Running is a different thing. Also training for month in a different way doesn't hurt any amateur. It could actually be totally opposite and prevent a possible injury. And hey nobody is forced to participate in any of these test anyway.
Running is not a different thing, since we are basically ...

There's a problem with this, and it is that no-one is made equal. My raw, untrained forte may be strategy (it is not, I think, but bear with me in the example) whereas yours may be tactics. If I focus on tsumego for training and ignore everything else I may improve very slowly (since I'm playing ...

And also this one month test is better suited for kyu players. Easier to see results.

There's a problem with this, and it is that no-one is made equal. My raw, untrained forte may be strategy (it is not, I think, but bear with me in the example) whereas yours may be tactics. If I focus on tsumego for training and ignore everything else I may improve very slowly (since I'm playing ...

How about we actually start testing these different ways of training and try to get some kind of clue what's the fastest way to improve. Suggestion for a standardized test:
Train everyday for 30 minutes and then play 1 game lasting for about 30 minutes for at least a month.
Don't do more.
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