Here's a questionnaire you can use to analyse your own games.
http://www.schaaktalent.nl/documenten/QUESTIONNAIRE%20FOR%20CHESS%20ANALYSIS.pdf
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SillyDuffer a écrit :
Here's a questionnaire you can use to analyse your own games.
http://www.schaaktalent.nl/documenten/QUESTIONNAIRE%20FOR%20CHESS%20ANALYSIS.pdf
Nice document pal, but how to use it properly ?
if you are playing longer time controls then you might want to take notes as you play the game live
you can then refer to these as you do a move by move analysis after the game
i really try to ignore/turn off engine when i do my first analysis and make notes about moves, positions, plans etc and identify critical moments and compare this with engine afterwards
my coach recommended a book- "chess tactics antennae" emmanuel neimann specifically to work on instead of tactics trainer; the book emphasizes specific situations where things like king safety, alignment, undefended pieces, etc. must arise before one should really look for tactics
the book has positions set up and i would analyze the position as best i could and try to solve it and only after check the results
the exercises became more difficult but it really helped
my coach also recommended some very simple opening study; just to kind of get me over the hump when a game starts and i dont eat up all my clock by move 5- i did some simple work with italian game as white; smith morra when black sicilian (really all i know is how to set up gambit and a couple moves if black accepts or declines) slav defense vs d4 and e5 vs e4 and do my best
there is actually a site where you can practice/learn some ideas of many openings (chessable)- for free too- and this took a little bit of the practice schedule as well
if you were able to work on things like this to the best of your ability and address the forums with games you could do well without a coach
you can then refer to these as you do a move by move analysis after the game
i really try to ignore/turn off engine when i do my first analysis and make notes about moves, positions, plans etc and identify critical moments and compare this with engine afterwards
my coach recommended a book- "chess tactics antennae" emmanuel neimann specifically to work on instead of tactics trainer; the book emphasizes specific situations where things like king safety, alignment, undefended pieces, etc. must arise before one should really look for tactics
the book has positions set up and i would analyze the position as best i could and try to solve it and only after check the results
the exercises became more difficult but it really helped
my coach also recommended some very simple opening study; just to kind of get me over the hump when a game starts and i dont eat up all my clock by move 5- i did some simple work with italian game as white; smith morra when black sicilian (really all i know is how to set up gambit and a couple moves if black accepts or declines) slav defense vs d4 and e5 vs e4 and do my best
there is actually a site where you can practice/learn some ideas of many openings (chessable)- for free too- and this took a little bit of the practice schedule as well
if you were able to work on things like this to the best of your ability and address the forums with games you could do well without a coach
Thanks chess fam!!! Exactly what I was looking for
Apr 11, 2018
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Bfighter4935 wrote:
SillyDuffer a écrit :
Here's a questionnaire you can use to analyse your own games.
http://www.schaaktalent.nl/documenten/QUESTIONNAIRE%20FOR%20CHESS%20ANALYSIS.pdf
Nice document pal, but how to use properly ?
From the author:
By analysing your own games, you will learn from your experiences. This will provide you with insights which you will be able to use in the future. An analysis questionnaire can help you analyse your games thoroughly.
When you analyse a game, you have to think of a lot of things. The most important points are mentioned in this list. Not all questions apply every time. Analysing games takes time. But it his the advantage that you discover what your strong and weak points are. Keep in mind that it is better to analyse one game thoroughly than ten games superficially. First fill in the questionnaire by yourself, and then discuss it with a strong player. It is also useful to analyse a game with your opponent afterwards. Your opponent may be able to explain certain things to you. It may also be instructive because he/she may have thought about the game in an entirely different way than you. This also applies to games you have won! On the basis of your experiences you can make additions to the lists. You can also make a list of points of attention that you want to keep in mind in the future.
van Delft, K., van Delft, M. and Boel, P. (2010). Developing chess talent. Apeldoorn: KVDC.
Thanks for the addendum !
DeirdreSkye wrote:
The point of analysis is to find the turning points of the game, meaning, the most serious mistakes and the most important decisions.Learning to identify the turning points of a game is a very useful skill that will become even more useful, the more you improve.Good players feel when a decision they have to make is critical for the fate of the game.
So what is "turning point".Any move that changes the balance of power on the board is a turning point!For example, A blunder is a turning point.The material is not the same anymore, the balance of power has been disturbed.Now one side has a clear advantage.Then another blunder restores material equality but that's a turning point too since it disturbed one side's superiority.
Other turning points are when a specific action that changes the positional equilibrium takes place on the board.This action always requires some sort of adaptation of your strategy and forces you to make decisions.For example, your opponent suddenly launches a k-side attack.This is a turning point because it turns one side of the board into the main front of war and it requires a decision.You might choose to defend, you might choose to counterattack you might choose to ignore and continue with your plan or you might choose to change plan and attempt to exploit some newly created weaknesses.No matter what you do, it's a point in the game where everything changes since your opponent's attack will dictate everything that will happen after that!
Needless to say that the more you improve the more the turning points "improve" with you.For beginners, turning points will be blunders and serious positional and tactical mistakes.For advanced players even an unnecessary h6 might be a turning point since it might create exploitable weaknesses.
Overall, find your most serious mistakes, discover the reasons, and try not to repeat them.There is always a reason for a mistake.You missed something because..................You have to put words in the dots and you have to make sure that the mistakes won't be repeated.That is the whole point of analysis.
Of course, turn off the engine.Do it on your own. If you can't see a blunder and the reasons on your own then you are already doing everything terribly wrong!
I found this quite helpful
I am my own chess coach. This is what i have learned:
I wouldnt pay me for lessons.
I wouldnt trust my own analysis.
Im amazed i learned as much as i have.
I generally have no clue as to what is going on in a game.
I explain things way better than i play.
I keep things simple.