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Date: 29 Oct 2006 20:30:35
From: John Evans
Subject: help with analysis
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I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can you
look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
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Thanks,
John
http://growwithchess.com/
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John Evans wrote:
> Thanks, for the help.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> John
> http://growwithchess.com/
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > John Evans wrote:
> >> I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can
> >> you
> >> look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
> >> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thanks,
> >> John
> >> http://growwithchess.com/
> >
> > My quick observation was that in Game 1 11...Nh5 seemed out of place.
> > Perhaps 11...d5 was called for, especially given your pawn structure in
> > the center...
> >
> > http://chess-training.blogspot.com
> >
To improve steadily and remove fear and doubt from your play, you have
to
1) Embrace your losses
2) Examine your losses and discover exactly why you lost (with a better
player or a comp)
3) Continue to work to improve your entire game, and work specifically
on parts of your game you are deficient in.
4) Lessons are beneficial if you can afford them
Every loss should teach you something you did not know about chess. If
you learn it, then you hopefully do not repeat the same mistake again.
AMATEURS PRACTICE UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT
PROFESSIONALS PRACTICE UNTIL THE CAN'T GET IT WRONG
You want to at least act like a professional when you study...
Read this article
http://chess-training.blogspot.com/2006/10/generic-training-schedule.html
on my blog. There should be some good information you can use.
KEEP PLAYING and don't fear losing! A fear of losing is a fear of
learning.
Regards,
k
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Date: 01 Nov 2006 00:51:05
From:
Subject: Re: help with analysis
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En/na Dave (from the UK) ha escrit:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> "John Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time
>>> can you look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
>>> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
>
> so the URL is
> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/my_games/my_games.pgn
Hello John,
Some comments to your games:
- It seems to me that there were some little waste of time by both
players (like h3, ...h6, ...) but that's not a great problem.
- There are sme tactical mistakes but all us have tactical mistakes. I
do not see you play worse middlegames than medium player.
- But in endgame play I cam see many mistakes, being some of them in
very known positions. Maybe you should try to analyze those games for
yourself (better than engine analysis) trying to see what were those
mistakes. In 4th game there were not so many mistakes (actually white
played poorly), but in first 3 there are many iunteresting moments.
Later you can post here those analysis and some of us can try to check
the correctness of those analysis suggesting other improvements.
Antonio
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John Evans wrote:
> I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can you
> look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> John
> http://growwithchess.com/
My quick observation was that in Game 1 11...Nh5 seemed out of place.
Perhaps 11...d5 was called for, especially given your pawn structure in
the center...
http://chess-training.blogspot.com
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Date: 01 Nov 2006 00:56:26
From: John Evans
Subject: Re: help with analysis
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Thanks, for the help.
--
Thanks,
John
http://growwithchess.com/
<[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> John Evans wrote:
>> I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can
>> you
>> look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
>> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> John
>> http://growwithchess.com/
>
> My quick observation was that in Game 1 11...Nh5 seemed out of place.
> Perhaps 11...d5 was called for, especially given your pawn structure in
> the center...
>
> http://chess-training.blogspot.com
>
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Date: 30 Oct 2006 08:56:37
From: Ron
Subject: Re: help with analysis
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In article <[email protected] >,
"John Evans" <[email protected] > wrote:
> I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can you
> look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
One thing I noticed (although personally, I'd much prefer it if you
pasted PGN to a post rather than used the java player - it'd make it
easier for me to go over your games and explore variations) is that your
opening play is very passive. You're playing by rote.
In game one:
1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 d6 (Nf6 is stronger) 5.h3? a6? (Bb5
isn't a meaningful threat, and if he wants to try to win the bishop via
Na5, you don't mind) 6.d3 h6? (the pin is nothing to be afraid of
because you haven't castled yet) 7.0-0 Nf6 8.a3? 0-0 (worth considering
was delaying castling and attacking on the kingside with ...g5 and g4.)
In game two:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0?! (c3, b4, or d4 are all better moves
by far) d6 5.d3 h6? 6.a3? (again, you're defending against nonexistent
threats) Be6 7.Bb5?!
In game 3:
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3?! very unambitious. Both 4.Bg4 and
4.d4 present black with real challenges.
And game four just reveals your lack of knowledge of basic 1.d4 d5
opening fundamentals.
If you can find a copy, I think you'll definitely benefit from reading
Reti's "Master's of the Chessboard." You need to spend a few weeks
playing through annotated master games in the giuoco piano, to learn how
it can be a potent attacking weapon.
You play very rotely, constantly afraid of your opponents moves even
though they aren't really that dangerous. You need to play through the
games of Morphy, Steinitz, and Lasker to see how they injected dynamism
into their play.
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Date: 01 Nov 2006 00:44:45
From: John Evans
Subject: Re: help with analysis
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Thanks, for the help! Those suggestions were great. I absolutely agree with
your analysis of my play. I get so nervous at tournaments I play scared. I
know I'm doing it and can't stop. It's my biggest hurdle.
I'm also going to post my games in pgn.
--
Thanks,
John
http://growwithchess.com/
"Ron" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "John Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can
>> you
>> look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
>> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
>
> One thing I noticed (although personally, I'd much prefer it if you
> pasted PGN to a post rather than used the java player - it'd make it
> easier for me to go over your games and explore variations) is that your
> opening play is very passive. You're playing by rote.
>
> In game one:
>
> 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 d6 (Nf6 is stronger) 5.h3? a6? (Bb5
> isn't a meaningful threat, and if he wants to try to win the bishop via
> Na5, you don't mind) 6.d3 h6? (the pin is nothing to be afraid of
> because you haven't castled yet) 7.0-0 Nf6 8.a3? 0-0 (worth considering
> was delaying castling and attacking on the kingside with ...g5 and g4.)
>
> In game two:
>
> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0?! (c3, b4, or d4 are all better moves
> by far) d6 5.d3 h6? 6.a3? (again, you're defending against nonexistent
> threats) Be6 7.Bb5?!
>
> In game 3:
>
> 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3?! very unambitious. Both 4.Bg4 and
> 4.d4 present black with real challenges.
>
> And game four just reveals your lack of knowledge of basic 1.d4 d5
> opening fundamentals.
>
> If you can find a copy, I think you'll definitely benefit from reading
> Reti's "Master's of the Chessboard." You need to spend a few weeks
> playing through annotated master games in the giuoco piano, to learn how
> it can be a potent attacking weapon.
>
> You play very rotely, constantly afraid of your opponents moves even
> though they aren't really that dangerous. You need to play through the
> games of Morphy, Steinitz, and Lasker to see how they injected dynamism
> into their play.
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Date: 30 Oct 2006 16:30:14
From: Dave (from the UK)
Subject: Re: help with analysis
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Ron wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "John Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can you
>>look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
>>http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
>
>
> One thing I noticed (although personally, I'd much prefer it if you
> pasted PGN to a post rather than used the java player - it'd make it
> easier for me to go over your games and explore variations) is that your
> opening play is very passive. You're playing by rote.
>
You can actually get at his PGN file. Whilst I know this is not what you
should need to do, but if you look at the source code for that page
(which has *tons* of unnecessary stuff in it), the location of the PGN
is given as :
my_games/my_games.pgn
so the URL is
http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/my_games/my_games.pgn
--
Dave (from the UK)
Please note my email address changes periodically to avoid spam.
It is always of the form: [email protected]
Hitting reply will work for a few months only - later set it manually.
http://witm.sourceforge.net/ (Web based Mathematica front end)
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Date: 01 Nov 2006 00:51:50
From: John Evans
Subject: Re: help with analysis
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I used a site builder for my site so I've been trying to clean it up. Thanks
for visiting.
--
Thanks,
John
http://growwithchess.com/
"Dave (from the UK)" <[email protected] >
wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Ron wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> "John Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can
>>>you look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
>>>http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
>>
>>
>> One thing I noticed (although personally, I'd much prefer it if you
>> pasted PGN to a post rather than used the java player - it'd make it
>> easier for me to go over your games and explore variations) is that your
>> opening play is very passive. You're playing by rote.
>>
>
> You can actually get at his PGN file. Whilst I know this is not what you
> should need to do, but if you look at the source code for that page (which
> has *tons* of unnecessary stuff in it), the location of the PGN is given
> as :
>
> my_games/my_games.pgn
>
> so the URL is
>
> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/my_games/my_games.pgn
>
>
> --
> Dave (from the UK)
>
> Please note my email address changes periodically to avoid spam.
> It is always of the form: [email protected]
> Hitting reply will work for a few months only - later set it manually.
>
> http://witm.sourceforge.net/ (Web based Mathematica front end)
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Date: 30 Oct 2006 13:07:24
From: David Richerby
Subject: Re: help with analysis
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[ Cross-post trimmed. This thread has nothing to do with computer
chess or chess politics. ]
Ron <[email protected] > wrote:
> "John Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
>
> 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 d6 (Nf6 is stronger) 5.h3? a6? (Bb5
> isn't a meaningful threat, and if he wants to try to win the bishop via
> Na5, you don't mind) 6.d3 h6? (the pin is nothing to be afraid of
> because you haven't castled yet)
To be specific, you can safely play 6... Nf6 because, if 7.Bg4?! then
7... h6 and either White retreats the bishop back towards c1 or 8.Bh4
g5 9.Bg3. If you had castled kingside, your king would now be very
weak but you haven't castled so you can play O-O-O a little later.
John, I'd recommend you start by running your games through a
computer. For time time being, ignore any computer suggestions that
improve the evaluation by less than a whole pawn and pay attention to
the tactical mistakes that actually cost you material, could have cost
you material if your opponent had exploited your error, or could have
cost your opponent material if you'd exploited his error. Then, I'd
recommend doing lots of practice with tactics puzzles.
Some examples of tactical errors. Against Carson, you miss 23... Rg8,
winning queen for rook. Kammerdiner's 17... Bxh3 looks unsound to me:
18.gxh3 Qxh3 19.Nf3 (not 19.Ng2? Ng4 20.Rf3 Qh2+ 21.Kf1 Qh1+ 22.Ke2
Qxg2+) 19... Ng4 20.Qe2 and Black has only two pawns for his piece.
Sure, your king's a bit breezy but he has only queen and knight to
attack with and you have your king, queen, knight and rook in the area
to defend with so you should be safe. The open files againt your
opponent's king should be useful for you: open files are made for the
attack!
Another worthwhile thing would be to learn some basics of pawn
endings. I suspect the ending against Carson was lost for you anyway
but you didn't put up much resistance. Kammerdiner should never have
agreed a draw with you as, after 51... Ka5! you have no useful moves:
a) 52.b3 a3! 53.Kc2 {only move} Kb4 54.Kb1 Kxb3 and Black eats all
your pawns;
b) 52.Kd2 Kb4! 53.Kc2 Kc4 54.Kd2 Kxd4 with the same effect
c) 52.Kc2 Kb4! 53.Kd2 {Otherwise, Kc4 wins the d-pawn} Kb3 54.Kc1
Kc4 ditto
d) 52.Kd3 Kb4! 53.Kd2 Kb3 as before.
So, congratulations if you offered the draw. :-)
I hope you find that useful.
Dave.
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Date: 29 Oct 2006 21:04:39
From: Chess One
Subject: Re: help with analysis
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in the third game you illustrate a nice Lucena, otherwise you need sharper
play, if you are not to rely on partner making mistakes. phil
"John Evans" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I just put up four of my games on my web site. If you guys have time can
>you look at this very small sample and tell me what you think.
>http://growwithchess.com/chess_viewer/chess_viewer.html
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> John
> http://growwithchess.com/
>
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