Using chess notation and analyzing games

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jthill2
I have been playing for a week, I am getting better and trying to get better with blunder checks. I know that analyzing games means using chess notation, but it feels very overwhelming to write that all out so I don't. Is It okay for a beginner to ignore the notation for now or am I starting a bad habit?
S3RIYO_21

Bro, make self practices as much as possible. In the summer, I will get premium account and make the practices by myself. For sure use the analyzing thing however if you don't do the practices that the chess.com tells, the analyze you got would mean nothing. You can't make the connection and pair-bonding between the informations you got without education and practices. Don't play games only.

RussBell

It isn't necessary for you to write out games on paper in order to analyze them. You can accomplish your analysis using Chess.com's built-in analysis tools...

To learn how to do this, from the home page locate and click on the 'Help ' icon which is a shaded circle with a question mark inside. It should then respond with a Help dialog similar to the following and into which you can type the following - 'How do I use game analysis' or other, similar questions relating to Chess.com's game analysis functionality and tools, such as seen here....

You will also want to become familiar with the Chess.com Analysis Board. To locate it, click on the 'Search" icon and type 'Analysis Board' which should then open and look like this..

https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis

RussBell

If you are serious about wanting to learn and improve your chess - and be as good as you can be - you will want to learn chess notation. It is not difficult. In fact is is much easier than you perceive it to be at the moment. You can learn it in less than 15 minutes by checking out the following article...

https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-notation

and/or here...

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chess+notation

Finally, you might like to check out my blog article...

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

cZarVoid
RussBell wrote:

If you are serious about wanting to learn and improve your chess - and be as good as you can be - you will want to learn chess notation. It is not difficult - in fact is is easier than you perceive it to be at the moment. You can learn it in less than 30 minutes by checking out the section 'Chess Notation' at the end of the following article...

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

Seriously helpful comment. Thank you. 

RussBell
cZarVoid wrote:
RussBell wrote:

If you are serious about wanting to learn and improve your chess - and be as good as you can be - you will want to learn chess notation. It is not difficult - in fact is is easier than you perceive it to be at the moment. You can learn it in less than 30 minutes by checking out the section 'Chess Notation' at the end of the following article...

Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond.....

https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond

Seriously helpful comment. Thank you.

I thought I had included a link to a Chess Notation article within my blog article, but I hadn't. Thus I just edited my reply above to include links to resources on the subject of Chess Notation. There are many articles/resources on the internet covering that topic. Sorry about the confusion!

Edit: I just now pasted a link to a Chess.com article on Algebraic Notation near the beginning of my blog article (above)....

magipi
jthill2 wrote:
 Is It okay for a beginner to ignore the notation for now

In my opinion, learning chess notation is one of the best things you can do with your time. It takes very little time and it helps immensely whenever you pick up a chess book or article or even when you watch a video.

ChessMasteryOfficial

As long as you're actively engaged in reviewing your games and seeking to understand your mistakes, you're on the right track.

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