Author: Mike Saavedra
Date: 20:08:33 04/20/99
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On April 19, 1999 at 15:28:59, Charles Unruh wrote: > The problem i see with todays chess training software is that it's all TOO >FLEXIBLE!! I want a chess software that just comes up and says do X. When i >finish X it says Do Y and Z etc. This approach where you think "oh i should >work on my tactics here, next work on my openings here" is just too ramshackle, >especially because few people are truly objective in judging their own needs. > > Now of course I know that individual players are different and thus the >flexibility of the programs. Regardless though i think it would be far more >productive as a whole to make a player go ahead and review what he/she think >they know(Especially because most players don't know half of what they think >they know anyway!), just to get them following a good solid regimen. The main >inputs that the program should get from the player is simply their rating and >the time they have for the session. The program needs to set a regimen based >upon the players rating, then adjust accordingly for the time the player has to >study when they sit down. What about people who have no rating you say? Well >honestly tell them to play in a tournament and get one! No one questions Rebel >when it explicitly says that it is a Professional Program DESIGNED for >tournament players, a training software can say the same. I quote the strong >master 2400+ Ignacio Marin "the only reason to devote so much time to chess is >tournament play!". > >I currently have Chess mentor deluxe1.5, CT-art 3.0, Strategy, Studies 2.0, >Encyclopedia of Middlegames, Blind Fold, Chessbase 7.0 along with every Program >in The SSDF top 15 except gandalf and Chess system Tal. > >I'm sick of all this choice! Just want a program that's like a strict teacher. >You may not learn as much as you would with a training program designed strictly >for you by a personal coach, but you will learn quite a lot! Schools all over >the world on many many subjects have taught this way since time in memorial, >and. > >Charles Unruh >The average Class A player AMEN TO THAT!!! Check out my "Chess Coach on a CD" post above, I feel that you and I and many others understand your dilemma. It is nice to see that I am not the only one here who needs guidance on how to maximize the use of these tools. Imagine getting a workshop lathe, without knowing how to use it best. Frustrating. I'm currently trying to design a study plan, yet I don't know precisely what I need to work on most!
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