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Apr 27, 2009
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I came for the e-chess (incl. tournaments), I paid for the Chess Mentor, and I stay for the Tactics Trainer. :)
Seriously, those three are tops for me.
Game Explorer is huge too, but I won't use that significantly till it's integrated with e-chess. As it stands now, I've got an e-chess interface that shows me the FEN for the current position and a Game Explorer that can't take FEN as an input. The upshot is that the FEN is really just an invitation to go to a different website and look it up, if you're studying opening lines...
(Sorry, slipped into constructive criticism mode there...)
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Apr 27, 2009
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#4
Chess Mentor and Tactics Trainer. I really like Chess Mentor, but didn't like that it was timed (my membership came with 8 hours of Chess Mentor) -- I may go Diamond when my Plantinum membership runs out now that it included Chess Mentor.
I think the Computer Workout has potential, but I haven't quite figured out how best to use it.
On-line tournaments and live chess. I "study" (actually do some theory and analysis) at the chess club on Wednesdays, otherwise I prefer to learn by playing or try out my new skills in practice. Tournaments are great, but very time demanding, and it's rude to take a vaction. Live chess has the advantage of being able to finish the game in one sitting.
For me Live Chess, Blogs, Groups, Downloads and Online Tournaments =]
tactics trainer, and forums.
Tactics Trainer. It is good on increasing game skills. Also good way to try different ideas without losing games. Also like the forums as people will generally help fellow chess players.
For me it's the convenience of having turn-based chess and Live chess on the same website.
What feature on chess.com is your favorite? I am making a survey here just for curiosity. These are the features I would like to test.
Articles
Chess Mentor
Blogs
Live Chess
Computer Workout
Tactics Trainer
Game Explorer
Online Tournaments
Other