How long does it take to read The Art of Defence in Chess?
Lev Polugaevskiĭ, Lyev Polugayevsky, Iakov Damsky
The Art of Defence in Chess by Lev Polugaevskiĭ, Lyev Polugayevsky, Iakov Damsky takes about 4 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 55 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1988. 268 pages, about 73,700 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 4 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Chess, Openings, Defenses, Chess, openings