If recording your game is getting you into time trouble, try playing at a slower time control (even players experienced at notation are challenged by this at time controls faster than G/30). Alternatively, just play casual games without notation until you're more experienced. Algebraic notation feels more natural the more you practice (eventually you won't even need the algebraic grid to remember the name of each square).
New to chess - but I have quite a significant problem
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tubebender wrote:
I don`t know how old you are but after age 45 it becomes very difficult to really learn to play Chess well. Keep at it, though, if playing makes you happy but resign yourself to the fact that you will never get very good and perhaps you simply do not have the aptitude for the game. I wish I could be more optimistic but I`m 66 and have been in organized Chess for over 45 years in the NYC area and have seen many situations and many players come and go.
No, I am only 15.
tubebender wrote:
I don`t know how old you are but after age 45 it becomes very difficult to really learn to play Chess well. Keep at it, though, if playing makes you happy but resign yourself to the fact that you will never get very good and perhaps you simply do not have the aptitude for the game. I wish I could be more optimistic but I`m 66 and have been in organized Chess for over 45 years in the NYC area and have seen many situations and many players come and go.
"Playing well" is relative. We don't need to play at master level to enjoy and benefit from the game. I'm 53 years old and play at almost expert level in my correspondence games ("online", 3 days per move). And I have reached my current strength in only the last two years -- I am still learning, improving, and enjoying. Of course it would be easier with a fresh 20-year-old brain, but even us "old-timers" have some surprises left in us. Just look at GM Boris Gulko who is 67 and, although less active professionally, still plays strongly.
The more you play, the more natural it will become. If you want, you can practice writing down the moves of your online games as well.
Eventually you'll do it without even thinking, and it won't hinder your play. Note, if it takes more than about 3.5 seconds to write the move down, you're probably taking too long.
e: also, you don't have to write every move down every time. For example, If my opponent plays a typical scotch mieses, I'll wait until he deviates (or a few moves prior if he knows what he's doing) to fill out the 6 - 9 moves on the scoresheet.
Hi all
I have taken up chess in the last month - really I have been playing for about 5 years, but before I never really understood any mechanics. I really just moved the peices
However since I have started to take the game more seriously I have occured a major problem. When I am playing in real life I have issues both recording games and playing. I get overwhelmed and even make poor moves. I don't know what the problem is but I would really liker it to get sorted because I feel game analysis really helps me.