Yes and it is closer to you than you may think, deep in your brain. You can activate it by doing tactics 
. It is certainly the best blunder prevention that will be always with you, always. Try the Tactics Trainer here at chess.com. Enjoy!
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jcraig9218 wrote:
I'm fairly new here, won a few, lost some. My analyses show more than 15% blunders. Is there a software program for training that will give you some kind of blunder alert before you commit to the move?
I'm confused. Are you asking for software to help you not make blunders against your opponents on chess.com?
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The use of software in the play of a game to help you select moves is the road to being kicked out of chess.com.
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Anything that tells you that you are about to make a mistake is a mental crutch that will stop you from improving. Take that gizmo away, and you can't play for yourself.
I'm aware of the cheating angles. Maybe you missed the part about "training" in my post? Tactics Trainer is good, I use it a lot. My question is along a little different line. To get information on what is considered a blunder. In the meantime, I've learned that Chessmaster includes a Blunder Alert. As part of training it seems like a good idea to get instant feedback on bad decisions. Kind of like the Russian big book method on another forum. Kid makes bad play, kid gets hit with a big book.
Does anyone use a Blunder Alert program in their training routine? Is it helpful? How do you use it? In Chess.com's game analyses, the program labels bad moves as inaccuracies, mistakes or blunders. I assume that's the order of severity and lethality for your game but I would like to understand more about how the program makes that determination. I think it would help to understand how the program looks ahead and anticipates the opponent's moves. Anyone?
jcraig9218 wrote:
Does anyone use a Blunder Alert program in their training routine? Is it helpful? How do you use it? In Chess.com's game analyses, the program labels bad moves as inaccuracies, mistakes or blunders. I assume that's the order of severity and lethality for your game but I would like to understand more about how the program makes that determination. I think it would help to understand how the program looks ahead and anticipates the opponent's moves. Anyone?
A computer determines its moves through a combination of a search tree and position evaluation. Essentially, the computer plays through all possible combination of moves to determine best play for each side. Programs will usually prune this tree for lines it finds are not useful (quickly losing).
The way a computer looks at chess is much different than a human, and why it is not useful to use a computer as an advice tool.
Instead, analyze your own games, post them to the game analysis forum and look for advice fom other humans. Especially pay attention to those who give you ideas and concepts instead of moves.
Visit your local chess club to find a mentor or pay a person to be your coach. You will get a lot more out of it than you will from a computer.
My prior message got messed up with the quotation. let me try again:
A computer determines its moves through a combination of a search tree and position evaluation. Essentially, the computer plays through all possible combination of moves to determine best play for each side. Programs will usually prune this tree for lines it finds are not useful (quickly losing).
The way a computer looks at chess is much different than a human, and why it is not useful to use a computer as an advice tool.
Instead, analyze your own games, post them to the game analysis forum and look for advice fom other humans. Especially pay attention to those who give you ideas and concepts instead of moves.
Visit your local chess club to find a mentor or pay a person to be your coach. You will get a lot more out of it than you will from a computer.
Interesting and useful reply. Thanks, Eric. Would training with a Blunder Alert not help develop anticipatory vision?
I'm fairly new here, won a few, lost some. My analyses show more than 15% blunders. Is there a software program for training that will give you some kind of blunder alert before you commit to the move?