When all is said and done, excluding traps, I like my PGN file to have no more than 10-20 variations. Annotations are also generally good, as you might forget some of the ideas, and it would be bad to memorize a line and forget whether it is good or a trap to avoid. I also go back through the games in the book and include the relevant ones in my PGN for reference.
If you want to change selection, open document below and click on "Move attachment"
How do you read an opening book? : chess is that you should probably make an effort to be aware of transpositions between lines that could take you from a variation that you are well prepared for into one that you know nothing about. <span>When all is said and done, excluding traps, I like my PGN file to have no more than 10-20 variations. Annotations are also generally good, as you might forget some of the ideas, and it would be bad to memorize a line and forget whether it is good or a trap to avoid. I also go back through the games in the book and include the relevant ones in my PGN for reference. Only now does it make sense to start trying to memorize. I like to do this with by practicing with physical pieces, but there is now software to help as well. The nice thing about this Summary
| status | not read | | reprioritisations | |
|---|
| last reprioritisation on | | | suggested re-reading day | |
|---|
| started reading on | | | finished reading on | |
|---|
Details