How important is Analysis
Sort:
Mar 19, 2008
0
#2
Now! People learn by their mistakes. How are you going to learn if you do not go and find those mistakes and what you should have done instead?
If you want to play better the most important thing to do is analyze your games. It's never too soon to start doing this. Analyzing your game can be as simple as finding moves where you made a mistake and figuring out a better alternative. Then you can eliminate that kind of mistake from later games and voila you play better.
I think that if you think you need to think more than four-six moves ahead, or seven-nine (if you're daring). You especially need to analyze if you are in a tight spot, and don't know if the move you make will lead to what you want it to be.
For most of my games, I don't use analysis, because it is so unlike real chess because it aids in the thinking process.
But, for an advantage, you can think of almost any possible move that may look good, and then go over any variations.
now, dont get me wrong, if there is a game i liked, i will analyse it with a chess program, and find mine and my opponent`s blunders or other interesting moves.
But from there to analysing all by myself there is a huge gap!
Mar 19, 2008
0
#6
Analyzing lost games is a great thing... run it through your computer and (even better) give it to a strong (at least 400 points above you) friend to analyze...
Why is there a huge gap? I would suggest that, for the moment, you analyze your own games on your own, without a chess program. Here's what I suggest.
- Sit down and set up the board (or open the file). Go through the game once quickly to re-familiarize yourself with the moves.
- Then start at the beginning again and go through the game slowly. Try to remember what you were thinking for each move. Whenever you come across an obvious blunder (like when you dropped a piece because you didn't consider your opponent's response) or a move you don't immediately understand ("what was he thinking when he made that move?"), make a note.
- Finally, go back to those moves that you noted and spend some real time thinking about them. If you lost a piece, ask yourself what move you should have made instead. If you missed an opportunity to take one of your opponent's pieces, move the pieces around so you can see how things would have gone if you'd seen the opportunity. If there's a move you didn't understand, try to reconstruct what was in your opponent's mind--was he trying to execute a plan? did he make a mistake here? if this move is a mistake, how can I punish him?
These are all valuable kinds of analysis, and will help you more than a computer spitting out variations at you.
Ive never analysed a game. Never really thought of doing it...
When is it convenient to start analysing? I dont think im good enough to analyse my games so it kinda feels like it would be a waste of time
Any thoughts of when should a player start analysing?