Improvement - Chess Forums

19 hrs ago

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#1

I feel like maybe I don't understand about improving. I play Rapid 10 minutes and try and review my games but I feel I don't know what I should be looking for? I have no model or structure about analysing. any help would be great

Josh11live

18 hrs ago

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#2

There is a table of contents and I remember putting what you are asking for here, but I don’t remember where it was in the blog.

https://www.chess.com/blog/Jozonthe195/chess-tips-annotated-games-and-openings-unfinished

HeckinSprout

14 hrs ago

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#3

Let's use this game as an example on how you should be reviewing. There's a couple pivotal moments in this game. During your review, you should look at how the positions made you feel, and if you were better or worse off after a move. And then if you think you made a mistake, you should try to think of a better move you could play next time. I've added some comments to the game with my thoughts.

But the main point is, after looking at this game for example, you should know that in this situation where you play 1.d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Bf4... if blacks queen moves to e7, you should be wary and remember what happened in this game. And by reviewing your games, you'll get these little nuggets of knowledge, and slowly over time, you will become a better chess player.

MetzCity

13 hrs ago

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#4

HeckinSprout wrote:

Let's use this game as an example on how you should be reviewing. There's a couple pivotal moments in this game. During your review, you should look at how the positions made you feel, and if you were better or worse off after a move. And then if you think you made a mistake, you should try to think of a better move you could play next time. I've added some comments to the game with my thoughts.

But the main point is, after looking at this game for example, you should know that in this situation where you play 1.d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Bf4... if blacks queen moves to e7, you should be wary and remember what happened in this game. And by reviewing your games, you'll get these little nuggets of knowledge, and slowly over time, you will become a better chess player.

Thank you very much