Here’s a game I played tonight on ICC against Martica Fierro . I have attempted as part of my improvement program to annotate it, but please feel free to provide feedback.
The Program
The following system is geared towards adult beginners with an ELO rating of 1200-1800. It is a modified version of Irina Mikhailova’s schedule which she used at the Petrosian Chess School. [1]
I have left the schedule flexible so that it can be modified based on the time you have to...
Purdy maintained that the best way to get better at chess was to play over annotated master level games. Below is Purdy’s method for going over games:
1. Take the side of the winner (or either side if the game was a draw).
2. Cover the moves with an index card, and when it’s your turn to move...
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beginchess on Apr 10, 2007 in
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Must read advice for any adult player looking to improve their game.
What do you all use as a chess notebook? Is it solely chessbase, or is it a handwritten notebook or a combination of the two? Would love to hear your feedback. As for me, I’m thinking of using Chessbase but also printing out the diagrams and notes and adding them to a binder for easy offline reference.
