Is player annotation of value?

Submitted by ozshmbal on Mon, 03/31/2008 at 11:59pm.

I'm not sure how many games are annotated by the players. For some, that have thirty or forty games in progress, it may prove to be a little tedious. I try to play stronger players by choice and try improve my game. Maybe I'll only have four or five games in progress. Still, they are all annotated. If I win, happy day; however, if I lose I can use my annotations to track mistakes. Where did the tide turn? What move would have been better? By back tracking on a board I keep next to my computer I can try to pinpoint the error and find an alternate move that may have better. Then the fun begins by playing both sides with zeal and against the other. I'm I adrift in my own mind? Does anyone else in our chess community use this method?

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by DoctorWho - 4 months ago
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Member Since: Aug 2007
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I think that any good chess player values the annotation of games. Whether I win or lose, I will disect my games move by move (after the game has ended) to re-study the tactics & strategies I used versus my opponent's. It helps me to figure out what I could've done better & determine what my opponents were probably thinking in their moves.

I especially like to study the annotations of games between experts and masters in efforts of incorporating their styles into my games. Aside from that, its just darn fun to replay certain games that you've won.

~The Doctor

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