Hello,
I've really been approaching chess with an improvement-oriented approach lately rather than a victory-oriented approach. I've been playing slower time controls (15+15, mostly), and I've been analyzing my games. At first, I used stockfish to help with the analysis, but I think it actually slows the development of my understanding of the game. So, for the last few games, I've been analyzing them without any assistance from stockfish.
I've also been setting realistic goals for myself for each game. For example, my goal in my latest game was to make it 30 moves without making any blunders due to undefended pieces. I succeeded in that goal even though I lost the game! For my next game, my goal is to again make it 30 moves without blundering any undefended material *and* to analyze all of the legal checks my opponent can make before every move I make.
I'm mostly posting here to get some feedback on my games and on my own analysis of my games. I want to know:
1. If there are some particular things I should be focusing on that are oddly absent from my analysis.
2. If I ought to be setting other goals for myself when I play.
Here are my analyses: lichess.org/study/CdcfV86N
I've really been approaching chess with an improvement-oriented approach lately rather than a victory-oriented approach. I've been playing slower time controls (15+15, mostly), and I've been analyzing my games. At first, I used stockfish to help with the analysis, but I think it actually slows the development of my understanding of the game. So, for the last few games, I've been analyzing them without any assistance from stockfish.
I've also been setting realistic goals for myself for each game. For example, my goal in my latest game was to make it 30 moves without making any blunders due to undefended pieces. I succeeded in that goal even though I lost the game! For my next game, my goal is to again make it 30 moves without blundering any undefended material *and* to analyze all of the legal checks my opponent can make before every move I make.
I'm mostly posting here to get some feedback on my games and on my own analysis of my games. I want to know:
1. If there are some particular things I should be focusing on that are oddly absent from my analysis.
2. If I ought to be setting other goals for myself when I play.
Here are my analyses: lichess.org/study/CdcfV86N