Check out these (free) articles by Dan Heisman. They deal with both time management and thought process, the're really good, along with all his other topics.
http://danheisman.home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Articles/subject.htm#Analysis
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To help with time management (I had this problem too in 30 minute games) is just don't try to methodically think out every line in the midgame... Think it through enough so that you can be sure it will lead to an interesting position or some sort of an advantage and then just execute. Analyze the game aftewards to see if you made the right choice so you don't make the same mistake again. Save lots of time for the endgame where IMHO you should methodically calculate everything before you move.
I recently played a game where I blundered away a couple of pieces, but then the blunder fairy continued to bless my opponent with them and he blundered until resigning.
Hey all! Pretty sure this is the right place, if it isn't than throw a king at me or something.
Anymate, lately I have found myself in one heck of a rutt. I dropped from around 1400 to just below 1150 before bringing it back up slightly. My biggest issue is I tend to lose on time - simply put, I think too much (blitz anyone?). My strength lies in my ability to harmonize my pieces and to formulate what I hope for my skill level are complicated positions.
Now my openings are fine, though I do enjoy experimenting now and then. My End Game is solid enough that I can generally hold my own with the occasional miscalculation. This leads to believe that tactics are my major issue. Sometimes it is as simple as not looking deep enough or just not having enough time to do so. But most often I find myself looking at a position and having trouble finding the correct lines and/or combinations that would give me a positional or material advantage (story of a chess players life ha)
Now I have studied chess books and as a premium member on here have gone through some of the lessons. I have never had a coach, which would be a godsend, just don't have the money. So these mistakes come down to myself and not anything I was taught. That said, does anybody have any suggestions? I could just hit the books and force my way through this, but the more ways to learn, the better.
My only goal in chess, other than to enjoy myself, is to become stronger. To that end I am willing to sit down and study as much a reasonably possible and I am hoping the community can lend me a hand now and then.