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except puzzles and playing, what else can I do to improve?
May 10, 2021
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#3
Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I'm a chess coach based in California: www.ChessByLauren.com.
Analyzing games is a good way to get better. Another great way is to hire a chess coach.
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
I like to read chess books. They tend to go at your own pace and go in much more depth than videos. I make studies out of these books on Lichess so that I can refer back to it whenever I want instead of rewatching or rereading a book. It has helped me in the opening a lot. Here are my French and Queen's Gambit studies that have different writing styles. I didn't put everything the author mentioned in the studies. Just the most relevant ideas. For free books, check here. They may be old but they do have a lot of good information that could help you.
This will help you in the opening and maybe the middle game. Hope this helps
Analyse your lost games and analyse annotated grandmaster games. Train tactics puzzles.
Thank you all for the responses and good advices. I will try all of them, one by one. How do you analyze a game?
#7
To analyse a game you have lost: start from the final position which is lost and peel back until you find your mistake that made you lose the game. What other moves did you consider instead of the mistake? Why did you decide on the mistake? How much time did you spend on the mistake? How much time did you have available?