Analysing Ones Own Games (General)

by tapestry , Hampshire, Monday, November 05, 2007, 16:26 (6374 days ago)

I was just wondering how others go about analysing their own games and how much time they spend.
I spend 2 or 3 hours per game and find that each one generates further questions which take more time to answer. I tend to go through with a chess board, database software and pen/paper to start with. I look at the opening first and figure out where I or my opponent could improve. Then I tend to look at what I recall as being the turning points in the game to see where I went wrong. Next I go through the whole game and concentrate on the tactics. Finally it's the 'Fritz' tactics review. At the end of the process I have a list of questions for further work.
One new thing I've started doing is making positional sketches of my own mistakes. The personal element makes them more memorable and hopefully I won't make the same mistake again.