Seirawan used to replay his games and write down the thoughts that he had during the game. So not only variations but the ideas and plans behind his moves. After doing this he replayed the game again but this time together with a stronger player. This stronger player or coach showed him alternative plans an ideas. By doing this Seirawan enlarged his tool kit of chess thinking. In Seirawan’s vision if we use this method consistently you simply can’t go wrong. Your level of play will increase as your insight in the game will grow. The interesting thing about Seirawan’s advice is that he is not just telling us to analyse our own games, like everybody says, but also emphasizing that chess is above all about ideas and plans. Knowing how to make plan and discovering new ways to approach a position is a great key to chess improvement. In each of the following worth-solving Smith-Morra puzzles, Black is to play and enjoy. The hints are at the end of this post.
Selected hints : Bxd5, Nxe5, Nd5, Bg7.
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