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Chess related: notebook keeping for analysis?

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zhnkiu
16-Sep-11, 19:12

notebook keeping for analysis?

do you use a notebook for your games or is there too much notation to keep it coherent? is there a good way to organise it so that it isn't a single block of code overload? i know when i stop researching games my play tends to suffer.

bhidragon
18-Sep-11, 17:59

Occasionally

Occasionally I'll print a hard copy of a difficult position and make notes on it about possible continuations, etc. Should do it for all moves in all games but don't take the time to do it.

ionadowman
22-Sep-11, 01:38

I keep ...

... all my games written down on lined A4 paper (reserving the reverse side for games that exceed 38 moves), 6 games to the page. Generally I keep them up to date (occasionally I do let things slip a bit, especially lately), and use them to play through to the present position on my chessboard.

When you do that, it always pays to check that the position you had on your chessboard to determine your move is the same as your onscreen position. Every now and then I discover a difference (back to the drawing- I mean, chessboard!), very occasionally, I've overlooked this (unforgivable) and play some dumb-ass move that looked good 'on paper' (so to speak).

So be careful. Nevertheless, it's a good idea, I think. especially if, like me, you find the on-screen boards hard to 'read'. By 'read' I don't mean in the sense of identifying pieces and squares and such - more in terms of sequences of moves, what's being threatened, and what's protected. Placing the position on my magnetic set makes all the difference.

A difficult line of play that I find I will note down (usually). There is a GK facility for this that I admit I woefully underuse - almost never use it at all.

Cheers,
Ion

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