31 Dec 06
Originally posted by krimAll the advice given is good.
what do I write though is what I mean...
What I basically do is try to find better moves for both sides and if you find any then write them down and analyse that line.
After each variation identify which side you think is better and why. This is the key to understanding chess properly.
Then get your chess program out, play the variation and see if your analysis is right. If you felt that black was better in that line but the program is telling you white is better then figure out why.
This way you learn to assess the positions properly and that will help you to determine which is the better moves in your future games when you have a number of moves to choose from.
01 Jan 07
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Originally posted by z00tAfter reaching the goals I had set out for myself, I have discovered that there are more important things in life then Chess.
How come you are not moving anymore? It is hard for newbies to learn from someone who is not practising what he preaches.
Graduation and Jobs seem much more important then Chess right now.
Newbies can look at my games. I have enough of them in the public games thing.
They are Pearls 🙂 I'm very proud of my games after I started playing real chess on this site, no slacking. Quality is better!!
15 Feb 07
Originally posted by tapestryThe best way to identify this stage of the game is to use fritz and view the game chart, and see which moves sharply increased or decreased the score.
Try http://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/assess.html for an overview of what to look for.
At various stages of the game if you can identify a turning point in the game where, for example, you or your opponent played a move and you felt the balance of the game shifted, analyse that position and look at alternatives moves.
What you write probably ought t ...[text shortened]... games of another player (perhaps someone could help with a link - the one where DF analysed an