Critical moments in your games
In short
In each game there are usually two to four critical moments where the evaluation changed significantly. Find them in your notes first, then check with the engine graph.
By the end you can
- Identify critical moments
- Compare own evaluation with engine evaluation
The lesson
In each game there are usually two to four critical moments where the evaluation changed significantly. Find them in your notes first, then check with the engine graph.
For each critical moment, compare your evaluation (who was better and why) with the engine’s. Systematic differences — for example, always overestimating attacks — reveal your blind spots.
Key points to remember
- Find 2–4 critical moments
- Evaluate yourself first
- Look for repeated blind spots
Examples
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33... Bxd4 34. Rxd4 Nc3+ 35. Kb2 Ne2
Homework
Analyse your last tournament game and list the critical moments.
More game analysis lessons
- Your first game review (Novice)
- Annotate first, engine second (Class F)
- Tracking your mistakes (Class E)
- Learning from model games (Class D)
- Full annotation of a tournament game (Class B)
- The personal mistakes notebook (Class A)