17 Jan 08
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Today I went through my finished games, previously lumped together in the Archive folder, and moved them into a number of newly created folders named for variations (e.g., "Paulsen w/5.Bd3", "1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6", etc.). This should make it a lot easier to lay my hands on that vaguely remembered game involving a particular opening sequence or deviation.
The "rare Sicilians" folder contains more games than any other. These are games I played as Black, where White chose unusual moves early in the opening.
17 Jan 08
Originally posted by Mark AdkinsI keep all my games in folders for the main openings, 20 folders in all but its not enough.
Today I went through my finished games, previously lumped together in the Archive folder, and moved them into a number of newly created folders name for variations (e.g., "Paulsen w/5.Bd3", "1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6", etc.). This should make it a lot easier to lay my hands on that vaguely remembered game involving a particular opening sequence or deviation.
...[text shortened]... These are games I played as Black, where White chose unusual moves early in the opening.
I have found this to be the best way to keep on top of your favorite lines.
19 Jan 08
Originally posted by wittywonkaI don't even organize them here...I put them in a database if I consider them worthy to look back on...if not I analyze them and see what went wrong and then I put them in the database.
I've always organized mine by normal challenges, clan challenges, tournament games, and other (sieges, unrated, etc.).
I never thought about organizing them based on opening, etc.
19 Jan 08
Originally posted by tomtom232I've begun putting my new games in a Chessbase right from move 1 (with heuristics and heumas disabled). For anyone serious about deriving the maximum benefit of databases that RHP allows, this is the way to go. Makes it much easier to work with the database for position searches from your reference database and the like when the position you're interested in is already there (or if its potential future positions you're interested in you can create them as variations and then repeat the position search).
I don't even organize them here...I put them in a database if I consider them worthy to look back on...if not I analyze them and see what went wrong and then I put them in the database.
I also annotate the game as I go along with potential variations I'm interested in; that way when its over, even if its 6 months from now, I know what I was thinking back on say move 10 (though I don't annotate every move).
This is pretty labour intensive and maybe not for everyone; for one it requires, even without my non-sub limit, keeping my game load down. But I've come to enjoy it. I even, once the main variation has been reached, create secondary databases with the games (a dozen or less) composed of games similar to my own, then copy the moves into my game as sub variations and lightly annotate them to just try and get a feel the positional ideas and plans and any tactics employed.
Again, a lot of labour. But I enjoy it, hope to increase my chess knowledge and analytic ability through this, and my game load is very light so its worthwhile for me.
20 Jan 08
Originally posted by wittywonkaI tried that once. I have played 1. e4, 1. c4 1. Nf3 and 1.d4. Is that a sufficient breakdown to be useful? Absolutely not. I didn't even consider Siciallian to be a good enough breakdown and quickly ran out of folders. I now have
I've always organized mine by normal challenges, clan challenges, tournament games, and other (sieges, unrated, etc.).
I never thought about organizing them based on opening, etc.
Inbox
2008 Championship (hopefully so I give the games a better look - it worked for the first week)
Analyzed
ToBeAnalyzed
Archive
Notable Games
20 Jan 08
Originally posted by zebanoThat seems best - but then, inbox and archive has worked wonders too
I tried that once. I have played 1. e4, 1. c4 1. Nf3 and 1.d4. Is that a sufficient breakdown to be useful? Absolutely not. I didn't even consider Siciallian to be a good enough breakdown and quickly ran out of folders. I now have
Inbox
2008 Championship (hopefully so I give the games a better look - it worked for the first week)
Analyzed
ToBeAnalyzed
Archive
Notable Games