I was browsing the internet at work the other day and came across
an article called "How to read a chess book". The author
advised taking notes after each chapter, playing through every annotation and
ensuring you understand each point that is been made. I don't disagree
with this approach and it may even be the best way to absorb knowledge.
Its just a little on the dull
side for my taste.
I work, have a family and a
healthy running obsession, so time to 'study' is limited. I do, however
really enjoy playing through really well anotated games. Not too many
variations, just enough explanation so that I can understand the game. I
have just finished reading "The most exciting games of 2016" by
Balogh, Maze & Naiditsch, published by Chess evolution.
In that book my favourite game
was between Topalov and Carlsen. Carlsen plays a beautiful strategic
master piece and wins a nice game. Balogh does a good job explaining the
key ideas.
Below you can play through the
game with my notes, I can't claim I understood all the points on my own and I
have quoted the GM where he did most of the work, but I didn't want to just
copy out what he had written, so I have tried to incorporate my own
understanding.
Click the link below, for the chessbase viewer, or play through the Gameknott app.
Click the link below, for the chessbase viewer, or play through the Gameknott app.
Play through the game
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Play 
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