Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 17:41:52 12/14/99
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Chess Mentor is a great program. So is Chessica with its tutor. So is Chess Base & Fritz6, and CT-Art, and many other chess software. There are also hundreds of really great chess books you should have in your library, & at least a dozen that you must read in the immiediate future for much improvement. You have discovered what is a fundamental precept about chess - There are no secrets that only masters can teach; it is all there waiting to be learned from Books, Software, Videos, and especially at your local chess club & participation in rated tournament competition. Taking lessons from a master is as half-hazard as any of the other methods, and at least as expensive (or inexpensive, depending on your point of view), as buying (into), all the great things that can improve your game. Perhaps the best way (for you!), is to ask if a chess friend who is a little stronger than you are, would be willing to be your trainer. No money involved. Your trainer prepares material for you to study, and is your friend. You recipricate by doing well in tournaments, and perhaps being his/her trainer in return. This was once called 'The Soviet Training system':) Larry T. USCF Life Master On December 14, 1999 at 18:37:25, Derek Bays wrote: >I was thinking about getting the Comprehensive Chess Program offered here >at ICD for $64.95 as I was taking lessons from a master and the lessons were >just thrown at me haphazardly. Can I hear recommendations from actual masters >who have evaluated the program and/or other Chess Mentor users' impressions of >the software? Has it improved your play? Have you experienced a significant >increase in your OTB rating as a result of learning from this software? > >Thanks in advance for your help. > >-Derek.
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