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9th January 2008, 10:14pm
#1
by webmaster
United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 144

Chess Mentor is Chess.com's flagship online training system. You get in-depth detailed instruction by Grandmasters and top chess coaches who help you through every area of your game. You get a rating and detailed reporting on more than 100 aspects of your game.

 

To see more go here => Chess Mentor

 

The purpose of this forum is to provide a place to discuss courses and lessons, as well as answer questions about the service. Enjoy! 

9th January 2008, 11:39pm
#2
by kohai
chess.com International
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 4506
I didn't realise that there was a time limit on Chess Mentor before i am asked for a subscription payment. I know very little, if anything comes free, but i didn't see it advertised anywhere that there was a time limit
9th January 2008, 11:44pm
#3
by erik
Bay Area, CA United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 10632
there is not a time limit - there is only a demo of 10 example positions. where does it say time limit?
10th January 2008, 12:01am
#4
by kohai
chess.com International
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 4506
I clicked on Chess Mentor, then "Start lessons" and a message came up saying i had no credit left, below this was the "buy now" box showing costs and time length of the course.
21st January 2008, 03:56am
#5
by Clownfish
Uppsala Sweden
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 229
Indeed, there must have been another system than 10 demo lessons just last week.I  think I must have tried 15-20 lessons before it stopped.
8th February 2008, 12:36am
#6
by Vegeta2
DBZ International
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 975
chess mentors for coaching people who cant play
8th February 2008, 05:38pm
#7
by Unbeliever
United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 1119
Given as the problems range from 800's to  2200's (appx.), I do not think it is specifically geared toward players with little experience.
8th February 2008, 05:53pm
#8
by Patzer24
United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 12025
Yes, there are some lessons which are very complex examples that enlightened me as an 1800 USCF rated player.
17th April 2008, 04:56am
#9
by Vegeta2
DBZ International
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 975

chess mentor is a good tactical webpage!!!!LOL!!it is a strong website!


29th April 2008, 12:24am
#10
by mburch1974
tucson, az United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 22
I find Chess Mentor extremely challenging and im in my 1750s. My success rate with the lessons as a whole is about 66% which is terrible I know but granted I just started playing about an hour ago so I havent really learned anything yet. And thats the exciting thing! Because I do have so much I can learn from Chess Mentor. If I can get to 1750+ with no losses "knock on wood" after 8 games. I might be able to get to Expert or better with 80-99% proficiency after a month. Looking forward to gaining rating points!
29th September 2008, 01:36am
#11
by hooperxxx
Ferndale, MI United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 239

Is the Chess Mentor software (specifically, Chess Mentor 3 Delux) compatible with Vista 64?

21st October 2008, 07:30pm
#12
by Hugh_T_Patterson
San Francisco, CA United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 1323

Yeah I was wondering if this was the Chess Mentor 3 Deluxe that I have on my computer

10th November 2008, 03:06pm
#13
by hauula
florida United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 2

chess mentor----  I woiuld join in a second if it were not for the time limt.

It seems to me that if this is a mentor program and it is teaching or trying to .

Therefor, it takes TIME to think and analyse,    If one is penalized for attempting to utilize the actual intent of this program.  It feels like the American Educational System.  This would be the best in the chess world if not for that one flaw.

30th November 2008, 12:03pm
#14
by monroy
london Canada
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 45

I think it's the best program  !!!  congratulations and thanks.

3rd December 2008, 03:57am
#15
by BorgQueen
Adelaide Australia
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 6878
erik wrote:
there is not a time limit - there is only a demo of 10 example positions. where does it say time limit?

I must have joined too soon.  I saw those 10 demo examples, but I never got to play them :(

I hope I can because I'd like to get used to it a bit before I start whittling down my hours.

4th December 2008, 06:51am
#16
by chull
Falls Church, Virginia United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 2

I agree about the time limit being a bad thing.  I wish they would sell individual lessons so you could take all the time you need on that one lesson.

I also have a membership question:  Silver membership gives you 30min/mo, which if my math is correct comes to 6hr/yr.  Gold only gives you 3hr/yr.  Is this a typeo? 

8th December 2008, 03:32am
#17
by BorgQueen
Adelaide Australia
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 6878

Good point.

3rd January 2009, 03:30am
#18
by ShiViChess
International
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 2142

You're absolutely right.

10th February 2009, 08:12pm
#19
by Catalyst_Kh
Kharkov Ukraine
Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 1388

Thank you for your mentor, it is very good thing, but i found a serious mistake in one of the lessons.

I dont know where to post it. Chess Mentor's lesson "dem018" ( http://www.chess.com/chessmentor/view_lesson.html?id=5672 ):

Pawn Tension is Your Friend

Chess Mentor Demo
Author(s): IM Jeremy Silman, FM Wolski, & others

After the final move there is posted the continuation of the game as it was played in real. At 28 move white made serious blunder, that leads to absolutely lost position for white after his 29 move - Ra7. But in your lesson it is said that white easly won after that! That is pure fantasy of one of the authors of this lesson - he probably just didnt check the source at all after the lessons moves. I hope there is no more such lessons with such unpleasent mistakes. If there is special topic for such "bug" reports, then give me url.

Anyway thanks for all mentor's lessons, i like them very much, this one also is correct, because insteed of blunder white has easy win (with other moves) as it is claimed in the lesson.

11th February 2009, 02:51pm
#20
by Patzer24
United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 12025

Catalyst_Kh, thank you for spotting this. The final game notation was not reported correctly. I have now made adjustments to this final text of the lesson to be more accurate.

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