Hi. I play through a game 3 or 4 times. The first time is familiarisation, then once or twice to actually understand and learn something, then last of all the sidelines/analysis. Then I make some notes about 1 or 2 ideas that I liked. I dont always go back to notes, but simply writing it out in my own words helps me remember and understand.
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Hi everyone
First time posting here. Looking for bit of advice.
One of my goals this year has been to get better at chess. I played a little bit as a kid, but starting out just after Christmas, all I could tell you was how the pieces moved, relative value of pieces, and a few simple checkmates (e.g. rook roller, back rank mate etc).
To help with my study I signed up to chess.com gold membership and am working through the lessons, and I have bought a few recommended books, including Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess, Yasser Seiwaran Play Winning Chess, John Emms Discovering Chess Openings and Chernev's Logical Chess.
Re Chernev's book- how would you recommend using it as a study tool? I've read a few of the games and can see the general principles he explains, but not sure how to maximise the value of this book or put the principles into practice.
Many thanks!