In an attempt to get this topic back on track:
I'd like to go back through the games I've played and start analyzing the various travesties I've committed against Chess. What's the most efficient way to go about this?
I could use 4x6 index cards for each game, set up a sort criteria down the right edge of the card, use a hole punch to classify the games, and the sort by sticking a rod through the deck and do it that way. But that seems too old school.
I could use a tally sheet to start checking the "how I lost" and come up with 'why I lost'
My plan is to study the games, print off board positions and note "Board Position The Move Before You Blundered" and keep them in a binder.
I imagine that some software has been developed to allow this take place.
Any recommendations on what software to use?
I'd then like to work with a coach for a couple of sessions to 'learn how to learn' - have the coach identify some bad habits (remember, bishops can move backwards and that pawns are allowed capture queens), go over some basic tendencies to correct, and then I'll go play another set of games and come back for refresher.
If, as happens with Chess.com forums, I improve to the point over the next six months such that I, too, can claim to be in the running for World Chess Champion.
If you're not being paid to play Chess, it's a hobby.
How much enjoyment you get out of a hobby depends on what else you have going on in your life. If I don't experience the summit of Chess Everest, hey - at least I don't have to worry about frostbite, avalanche, ... death.
I ... appreciate? ... StupidGM's cautionary tales. His points would be better made if he, you know, had bothered to play a game on this site, but that's his decision to make.
As the saying goes:
If you can't set a good example for others to follow,
serve as a horrible warning.
"Maybe I can win a pawn"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOzaIcZwpwQ