Anyone tried Chess Mentor yet?
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Yeah, I tried one lesson... I like the interface and explanations.
don't forget to use the arrow keys - that helps a lot :D
likesforests wrote: Yeah, I tried one lesson... I like the interface and explanations.
by the way, there is a TON of endgame stuff in there for you :)
Yes, I have tried MANY of them (ok, all of them 
) and I enjoyed it very much! The BEST chess learning tool of all time!
) and I enjoyed it very much! The BEST chess learning tool of all time!
It was one of the hardest things for me to build, because every time I'd go to work on something, I'd get sidetracked actually playing through the lessons. They are very fun. I love the helpful feedback on wrong moves, knowing they are coming from GMs and other strong players like Craig Marr.
i wasn't aware of it, but i will give it a go!!, thnx jay eric & matt!
It strikes me that this is the same as a software that was released many years ago, but now it has a slick new chess.com wrapping. Care to give us the low down on your relationship with the previous company (you've bought the rights to this, or what?). Are all the lessons the same, or are there new lessons as well as a new interface?
By the way, if anyone hasn't tried the chessmentor, it's pretty good. And the chess.com interface is definitely an upgrade from the old school one.
Loomis wrote:
Loomis, why are you always tearing chess.com down in your posts? This is the best chess site around period. I'd think you should reconsider your negative attitude and change your mind to...gratitude.
It strikes me that this is the same as a software that was released many years ago, but now it has a slick new chess.com wrapping. Care to give us the low down on your relationship with the previous company (you've bought the rights to this, or what?). Are all the lessons the same, or are there new lessons as well as a new interface?
By the way, if anyone hasn't tried the chessmentor, it's pretty good. And the chess.com interface is definitely an upgrade from the old school one.
Loomis, why are you always tearing chess.com down in your posts? This is the best chess site around period. I'd think you should reconsider your negative attitude and change your mind to...gratitude.
Are you kidding me? The post you quote is not degrading to chess.com. Are you really this childish to follow me around and pretend I'm a bad guy?
I'd love to try it but all i get is white and the status bar says "done", same thing when I try to check new comments at this url www.chess.com/home/#new_comments
Anyone else have problems?
i was a bit skeptical at first, but i actually really like it. ive been on it for the past 3 hours and just upgraded, so you could say im hooked.
ill let you know in a month if it improved my game:>
I like it now I have something to work with my brother on
Loomis wrote:
It strikes me that this is the same as a software that was released many years ago, but now it has a slick new chess.com wrapping. Care to give us the low down on your relationship with the previous company (you've bought the rights to this, or what?). Are all the lessons the same, or are there new lessons as well as a new interface?
By the way, if anyone hasn't tried the chessmentor, it's pretty good. And the chess.com interface is definitely an upgrade from the old school one.
great questions Loomis. we bought that company (along with Chess.com) and they are now under a single company (Chess.com, LLC). my latest post in the NEWS section answers this a little bit more.
currently the lessons are all original, but i can say that we have at least 5 new authors working on content (including 2 GMs!). we expect to release new content every single month.
Thanks for pointing me to the info, Erik. I guess I need to visit the frontpage more often :-). I used this product back in the old days and loved the concept, but always wanted more lessons. So I'm excited to see that an updated lesson set is here or on the way.
For anyone that may have tried it and experienced a white screen of death type error...I think we've now fixed that and it should be working.
great job Erik!!! Keep up the good work !!
I love it.
It is truly very inciteful and a great learning tool for all, keep up the good work.
It surely looks great! Still, 150USD is sort of a turn-off this close to the Holiday Season. What about the Monthly Subscription? Is it renewed automatically or? What if I buy an odd month here and there. Will my "Chess Mentor Data" be stored?
Has anyone tried our new product - Chess Mentor yet? :)
http://www.chess.com/chessmentor