Here are two unannotated games I played for you to study and practice writing your own analysis and comments to them. Save those review again after a few months practice and study to see if your thoughts are the same, similar or have changed.
Rochester Chess Center 1988
White: Don Reithel Black: Alex Leech, MD
Opening: Ruy Lopez
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.Re1 Bc5 8.c3 d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.a3 h6 11.Bc2 0-0 12.h3 Re8 13.d5 Ne7 14.Nbd2 c6 15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.Nf1 Qc7 17.Ng3 Qb7 18.Qxd6 Ng6 19.Qd3 Rad8 20.Qf1 Re7 21.Be3 Bc7 22.Nd2 Red7 23.Nb3 Bb6 24.Bxb6 Qxb6 25.Rad1 h5 26.Rxd7 Rxd7 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 h4 29.Nf5 Bxe4 30.Bxe4 Nxe4 31.Ne3 Nf4 32.Nd2 Ng3 33.Qf3 Nge2+ 34. Kh2 Qd6 35.Ne4 Qd3 36.Ng5 g6 37.Qa8+ Kg7 38.Qb7 Qb1 39.Qxf7+ Kh6 40.Nf3 g5 41.Ng4checkmate.
Here, as black, I adopt what I called at the time The Rat.
White: Raymond R. Black: Don Reithel
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.e5 Nfd7 7.h4 c5 8.h5 cxd4 9.hxg6 dxc3 10.Rxh7 Nxe5 11.fxe5 fxg6 12.Ng5 Qb6 13.Bc4+ e6 14.Bxe6+ Bxe6 15.Rxg7+ Kxg7 16.Nxe6+ Kg8 17.Nxf8 Qg1+ 18.Ke2 Qxg2+ 19.Ke3 Nc6 20.Nxg6 Qxg6 21.Qxd6 Qg3+ 22.Ke4 Qg2+ 23.Ke3 Rf8 White resigns 0-1.
These two games should provide you with some practical application to develop your sense of feeling for positions. You must remember that when you play a game, no one is there to help you.
This lesson aim is to have you put on your thinking cap!
