I think they're best used in conjunction with one another. Chess Mentor does a great job of helping me to understand certain positions and the key ideas behind them. Tactics Trainer is better because I usually don't have a GM whispering key ideas in my ear while I play :)
Chess Mentor vs TT.
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Apr 9, 2015
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Oh, I thought this was going to be about if Chess Mentor and TT played a game of chess, who would win?
mentor
Apr 9, 2015
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Chess Mentor: "Alternate correct move, Bxc7 is playable, but it's not the line we're looking for."
TT thinks to self: "Oh no...one those chatty pedantic types".
Syd_Arthur wrote:
:). Well, what do you think?
Oh, I thought this was going to be about if Chess Mentor and TT played a game of chess, who would win?
Kirkwood wrote:
Yeah. Both are helpful.
I think they're best used in conjunction with one another. Chess Mentor does a great job of helping me to understand certain positions and the key ideas behind them. Tactics Trainer is better because I usually don't have a GM whispering key ideas in my ear while I play :)
Apr 9, 2015
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What if identical twins were trained seperately...one using only Mentor, the other TT exclusively; which one would be better?
That might settle it.
Apr 9, 2015
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Syd_Arthur wrote:
What if identical twins were trained seperately...one using only Mentor, the other TT exclusively; which one would be better?
That might settle it.
An ambitious research project :)
Which has helped you improve your chess skills more? I vote for chess mentor. It explains the moves to you.