A study can organize positions, branches and comments in one place. Keep it focused enough that you can actually review it.
What to do
Create a chapter for a meaningful opening branch, add your own explanations and test the line with legal moves. Check visibility before including private coaching material or personal notes.
A mistake to avoid
Do not build an enormous move tree that you never revisit. A few clearly explained positions can be more useful than hundreds of unexplained branches.
A detail worth checking
Review study visibility and collaborator permissions before adding material from another person. A notebook can be useful without making private coaching notes or unpublished analysis publicly accessible.
Try this practical check
Create one chapter from a recent game and add the first position where you were uncertain. Write your plan and one important opponent reply.
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