"Tactics Trainer: Good and Bad"

Submitted by rubyflyer on Sun, 02/01/2009 at 11:42am.

If you have been a basic member on chess.com for some time, you'd know that there is a "tactics trainer" which lets you do some chess problems at a daily basis. It is a really nice interactive program that gives you a huge variety of chess problems. Smile

But, as a basic member, I only get a very limited access. Frown 3 problems for every 24 hours. Although that is very low, I'm OK in realizing that if I get like 100 problems per day I'd waste my time on chess.com and run out of problems quickly. Surprised

The problem I always have is that I always get about 15 minutes later than my "24-hour-no-tactics-trainer" time. This is what I mean. Say one day I get to my computer for my tactics trainer at 4:00 PM. The next day I get to my computer at 4:15 because I have to do some other stuff. This keeps on getting pushed back and back until the earliest I can do my chess puzzles is around midnight, when I want to be sleeping.

What I want chess.com to do *cough*Erik*cough* is change the time between my 3 problems. Instead of 24 hours, could you make it something like 23 hours, giving everyone some extra time to move around their daily schedule? I know that it would really help me out. Thanks.

P.S. Congraulations if you actually read through the whole thing!!! Laughing

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Comments:

by csharpe - 9 months ago
Bainbridge Island United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 248

Or, keep starting the puzzles later and later and before you know it, they'll be starting right on time  :)

by davidknight - 9 months ago
Texas United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 126

yes good idea, otherwise everyday you start the puzzles later and later, also the time on the puzzles seems short for an amateur player to figure the board, also I get frozen out and get a skipped mark sometimes

by Lance4635946 - 9 months ago
Smyrna United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 308

a very strong idea.  But keep in mind that those who use chess.com free are not supposed to have many welcome benefits, so to solve this problem, consider becoming a suscribed player.  Do not fear running out of puzzles as there are over 23,000 puzzles.  If you remember the solutions to all 23,000 and the tactic trainer becomes no longer useful, then your IQ must be well over Kasparov's. :\

by musiquismo - 9 months ago
df Mexico
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 198

yea!! you should try helping them out instead of asking for help

by Ricardo33 - 9 months ago
Grecia, Alajuela Costa Rica
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 121

is not expensive!!!

by csharpe - 9 months ago
Bainbridge Island United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 248

wyncha just subscribe?  This site deserves your support.  It's pretty dang cheap.

 

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