How long does it take to read The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess?
Patrick Wolff
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolff takes about 6 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 44 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 367 pages, about 100,925 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Chess, Rules, Échecs (Jeu), Règles, GAMES
