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Jul 12, 2010
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#4
Not at all...I juast wish I could get what I'm watching. I 'm not sayin I'd quit...I'd just go back to Gold because I just don't understand Mentor any more than the books. If I continually have to ask for the answers then I feel as though I am wasting my time...or will it eventually "grow on me"?
Jul 12, 2010
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#5
You have a decent rating in turn-based. If you post specific things that confuse you, it will be easier to help
Jul 12, 2010
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#6
The other possibility is that the Mentor is not interactive enough for you to answer your questions or clear up some of the fog. Have you considered approaching a coach?
Jul 12, 2010
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#7
Well,- everything is training.
And ChessMentor is a training-tool.
You will see moves and explonations and forget it again. 
But the more you see the same patters you will see (and understand) more and more.
So,- ChessMentor is a training-tool.
And by the way,- I also ask for the answers now and then. And sometimes I even don't understand it.
But... yes I have learned something... sometimes.
But it will not come over one night,- as you see my performence not going up and up
Jul 12, 2010
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#8
midtvest123 wrote:
Well,- everything is training.
But the more you see the same patters you will see (and understand) more and more.
Very true ... also one of the big reasons why it is good to go over a ton of annotated game books ... you're not going to follow every single nuance, but certain ideas (opening plans, overprotection, pawn structure play, preparing for the endgame) will sponge into your brain with prolonged exposure. You'll reach a point where you'll be able to say "Hey, that move doesn't look like a move the masters would have played ... hmmm" and that awareness is worth a million hours in training alone.
When I go over games with my coach, he has an innate "feel" for odd-looking moves that I played (they didn't look odd to me!). He can't immediately tell me why they are bad, but it just doesn't fit into his mental database of patterns.
Jul 12, 2010
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#9
you're certainly missing something. the point of chess mentor is to LEARN. don't guess - THINK. and if you don't know, use the HINTS until you understand. you aren't going to realize the benefits of chess mentor from 1 day, just like you aren't going to get the benefits of a private coach in 1 day. take your time with chess mentor and videos, and be patient and thoughtful in your approach to learning, and you will improve. chess improvement isn't fast :(
I just lost a game that I should have won and have decided my game is useless. Yesterday I decided to go to diamond and try Chess Mentor. It claims to be superior to the books but seems useless. Am I missing something there. If I can't get a helpful answer I will go back to my original level.