A hardcore guide to analyze your chess games by FM Carlos Pujol
I knew this would not be short, but what can I say - this will be useful for the rest of your chess career … Or maybe you will decide to end it right now after reading this! So before you start, go to the bathroom, then grab yourself a snack and a soda and start reading like you have all the time in the world ... *** Why should we analyze our games? Because... A - We can compare our decisions against concrete evidence. B - We can look deep inside our thought processes. C - If done correctly, we will learn about the openings we play, the structures presented in those openings, and the endgames that we never had a chance to practice. If the analysis is completed new ideas will appear and you will know a little more about yourself when started. D - When you analyze your games properly, all your mistakes come to the surface (knowledge, mental processes, recurring errors, etc.), and you will be one step further towards correcting them. The sweat you spend a