I'm in the program and I recommend it if you're interested in slow OTB play.
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Dec 7, 2022
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What do Chess Dojo members like and dislike about the training program?
Have you found it helped you to improve significantly?
Dec 7, 2022
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KevinOSh wrote:
What do Chess Dojo members like and dislike about the training program?
Have you found it helped you to improve significantly?
I like the general approach based on playing and analyzing long games and sparring with other players. I also like the friendly atmosphere in the program.
They still need to iron out some issues related with orientation within the program, because some new members are a bit lost during the first days, but it's not a big deal.
For improvement, the program is still young (~6 months), but I've seen a lot of people improving significantly. It certainly depends how much effort you put in though.
I was a member for a few months but then had to stop due to monetary reasons. If you have the time to join the classroom things they run then it can possibly be pretty useful. At the end of the day though, you are paying a monthly (or annual fee) to join a community and it is up to you to make the effort to arrange games with other members. I also found that it was hit an miss with posting your analysed games for analysis within your cohort. You will find aome people around your own raring level who will provide comment as if they are an expert. I didn't really find this that useful as I am not wanting "criticism" from people around my own level. Am wanting constructive feedback from those at a higher level. If I had the money I would probably spend it on a coach next time who can tailor lessons for you.
I like IM Kostya Kauvitsky and he runs it! Super friendly guy. Hope the program helps you!
I am not in the program, but they describe it in their "Chess Dojo Talks" podcast. Sounds useful if you are serious about your improvement and have the time to regularly play and annotate slow games...
Aug 1, 2024
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VLaurenT wrote:
KevinOSh wrote:
What do Chess Dojo members like and dislike about the training program?
Have you found it helped you to improve significantly?
I like the general approach based on playing and analyzing long games and sparring with other players. I also like the friendly atmosphere in the program.
They still need to iron out some issues related with orientation within the program, because some new members are a bit lost during the first days, but it's not a big deal.
For improvement, the program is still young (~6 months), but I've seen a lot of people improving significantly. It certainly depends how much effort you put in though.
Unfortunately, I don't think they've ironed out those issues yet. I love the concept but I can't figure out what to do. I just signed up for a free account and have no idea how we're expected to use the site. It seems much of the training is based on collaborating with your cohort, but I can't tell if there's anyone in my cohort, let alone reach out to them to complete these tasks. Also, for the other tasks I'm completing, it doesn't seem to update my progress.
BM9994 wrote:
I was a member for a few months but then had to stop due to monetary reasons. If you have the time to join the classroom things they run then it can possibly be pretty useful. At the end of the day though, you are paying a monthly (or annual fee) to join a community and it is up to you to make the effort to arrange games with other members. I also found that it was hit an miss with posting your analysed games for analysis within your cohort. You will find aome people around your own raring level who will provide comment as if they are an expert. I didn't really find this that useful as I am not wanting "criticism" from people around my own level. Am wanting constructive feedback from those at a higher level. If I had the money I would probably spend it on a coach next time who can tailor lessons for you.
That's not really a bad thing, provided the analysis focus on ideas and principles rather than on specific lines (which engines can do far better than us anyways). It is better to have members with rating close to the rating of the players analyze the games. When a human does the analysis, errors are bound to happen, and that's okay. But, the plus point is bigger: you get to (i) learn how to analyze games, (ii) know the basic ideas people closer to your rating range give more importance to (which fills the gaps in your knowledge). Also, this is the only way a community can work (so that everyone involved get something out of it; if only higher-rated players analyze games, what are they getting out of it?).
To be clear, this is not specific to chess dojo.
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