I'm putting together a book, "My 60 Memorable Losses - the most important chess book you will ever read".

The title is a play on the most classic chess book ever written: Bobby Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games".

The big difference between this and other books that are like "here is my analysis of some games" is :

A) I am not analyzing from some godlike view. In fact, in some cases I don't care about the absolute correct "computer" move.

I am analyzing what are the faults in my thinking that led to this loss.

I know how to correct calculation (so I avoid blunders, etc). Just practice puzzles.

But the key is to avoid mistakes in strategic thinking, to correct bad strategic thinking, and to hone better strategic thinking skills.

So each game will have one or two key positions where I made a key strategic error and how I can think about these sorts of positions in the future.

It helps nobody to say, "XYZ was a bad move and the computer suggests this amazing move ABC because of the sequence PQR". That is just entertainment but will not help anyone get better.

The lessons I am learning from these games will help ANY chess improver from beginner to strong master. I can say strong master because in many of these games, it is a strong master or even grandmaster who is making errors I need to exploit.

B) Analyzing losses from a meta point of view (meaning not, "what is best move" but "what is flaw in thinking") is how you LEARN ANYTHING.

If you are an investor, let's say you bet, "AAPL is going to have GREAT earnings so I am going to BET EVERYTHING!". It doesn't matter whether or not you were right about AAPL. IT IS A BAD STRATEGIC MISTAKE TO BET EVERYTHING!.

So learnings how to think better strategically in ANY endeavor will make you a better thinker.

Hence, this book, "My 60 Memorable Losses", will be unlike any other chess book and will even be a guide to strategic thinking.

Also, the process of doing this book is part of the journey of my comeback as I return to tournament play after a 25 year break.