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Dominic posted an update
I’m excited to try the Owen’s Defense and Stonewall openings. Does anyone have best practices for memorizing the move orders from the PGN packages Nelson provides? Looking for tips and tricks. Thanks!
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I try to make sure I understand WHY the order is the way it is. If I try to just memorize the moves, it gets lost quickly. If I understand WHY (and Nelson explains it) then I find that I retain it.
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Like “first goal is get white bishop out…so pawn pawn bishop”, “second goal get knight behind pawn, so pawn knight”, “third goal castle to give option for rook lift later”, “fourth goal get knight to e5”
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Thanks, Ryan! That’s a great point. I’ll focus on understanding the reasons behind the moves. Breaking it down into goals like you suggested makes it much easier to remember. I appreciate the detailed example!
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If you have a chessable account you can create a personal courses from the PGN:s and use their opening trainer to memorize the lines. I think Ryan’s advice is better actually but this could be a complement for practical training.
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Thanks, David! I do have a Chessable account, so I’ll definitely look into creating personal courses from the PGNs. Combining that with understanding the ‘why’ behind the moves, as Ryan mentioned, sounds like a solid plan. Appreciate the tip!
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Thanks for sharing this. I happen to have a chessable Pro account and, after reading this, I was able to load the PGNS provided in Lesson 3 for Stonewall and Owen’s Defense. It was a little confusing at first because I had to create a new course for each opening (one for white opening and one for black opening). But once i figured it out, it was actually pretty easy, and using it is awesome. The PGNs contain all the different variations for each the openings, which I can now practice and review on chessable. It’s a great supplement to this course.
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Note that some of the variations included in the PGN are actually bad lines. I discovered that now when I created a course and my bishop got trapped in one line. I assume that’s bad at least… 😉
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You can try chessbook, it uses spaced repetition, like chessable.
https://chessbook.com/?via=Saxonthorn
Yes, that’s an affiliate link, but it is free.
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This is great – can’t believe it’s free! Thanks for sharing Tim!
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You’re very welcome. I find it super useful!
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