If you check carefully the menus you get when you open one of YOUR games and one of another member: you can submit YOURS for analysis, you cannot submit THEIRS for analysis --- here at chess.com ...
Of course, you can download a pgn file of one or more games of an opponent and use software on your own computer (e.g., Fritz 13) to analyze those games.
thanks. i understand computer analysis shows where more optimal moves could have been played in a single specific game. i want to review a batch of 20, 30 or X more number of games to see if a person plays aggressively or has specific issues. a qualitative judgement. Something like what i guess a chess teacher might do to evaluate a player... or perhaps like somebody preparing for a match against another player.
The current computer technology is not that smart yet. It cannot analyze a person's playing style and tell you about that person's strength and weaknesses. What it can do at the moment is to categorize games based on the opening played, and the percentage of moves that agrees with the computer's suggested moves.
You have to perform your own work to learn more about your opponent.
Thanks. This began with the idea of evaluating myself objectively. i review some of my games with computer analysis already. I can often see what i did wrong or why the analysis recommends a line. I don't feel capable myself yet of identifying general blind spots or issues. I plan to spend some time with a coach and guess he will do something like this for me.
Thanks. I recognize that. Its not about creating a profile of somebody else as much as understanding myself better. I'm not too worried right now about this issue, just exploring one of the many trains of thought i've had as i get back into chess. The tools have advanced so much that i figured i would ask how its done.
I played a lot in high school and college and then not at all for about 20 years. Right now i'm just playing as many games as I can for the next few months. I've already burnt myself many times in the first 70 or 80 games as i leave pieces hanging or get trapped by certain combinations or situations. I notice that slowly i'm beginning to remember patterns and having a better understanding of the board when i make moves.
I think there are some good ideas above. However, my top choice would be to review a game with the opponent, a stronger player or a group of players with or without computer assistance. Certainly, one would learn something of value. I don't think many people ask this of each other, but I suspect I whoever it is would feel flattered.
Sometimes, I try to find similar annotated or unannotated master games to compare with my own or replay them from various positions on both sides against the computer. I suppose it depends how much time you have and how much you think you can get out of learning a particular position.
I know you can run a game through a computer and get an analysis of that game. Is there a tool to help do this to a group of games?
What is the best way to analyse a pool of games from a single player with different opponents to see if there are any common strengths/weaknesses or get an feel for what type of player somebody might be?
Thanks for any feedback.
Regards.