Personal Chess Trainer(Program) - Your thoughts...

www.personalchesstrainer.com

I'd really love to hear what you think about this program, since I am using it.

The puzzles are relatively easy, they give you 3 mins to solve each puzzle, though most can be done much quicker(atleast the first module up to unit 10, thats how far ive done).

I think its a great program. Ive won a few games using some of the tactics in it.

But I think one has to do millions of puzzles before you actually use them, but you do use the theme their based on.


Please give me your thoughts.

I've never heard of it. I've been reading books like 1001 brilliant sacrifices and combinations and 1001 checkmates (not the exactly names but you get the gist). I also use CTS: http://chess.emrald.net/index.php

Mind checking it out?

Download the trial and try a few, please.

have it ---

and no, they are not easy (to solve properly)

tactics 1 - is never anything past 6-ply

tactics 6, however, 8 ply+.


never really bothered with stragedy and endgame.

Example puzzle, from No.6

What do you mean by ply?

Anyway, so you like the program and use it regularly? Or have you finished all of the tactics?(wow)


EDIT: Wow, nice puzzle, I dont at all know the solution, mind providing it?

Cant wait untill I reach that level, probably in half a year... or more.

Originally posted by Shinidoki
[fen]r1bqk1nr/pppnbppp/3p4/8/2BNP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 6[/fen]

Example puzzle, from No.6

You have only done the easy units. The first module has 51 units for tactics. There are 6 modules. They start you out with one move solutions and gradually get harder. I'm on module 3 and they get pretty difficult. You can also adjust the time.
Personal Chess trainer is very similar but is a little better. If you make a wrong move it tells you why it is wrong.

Originally posted by 93confirmed
I'm assuming it's White to move. If so, would it be something like Bxf7+, Kxf7, Qh4+, g6, etc.

Yeah I know im at the easy ones. I mentioned that its only easy until module 10 where I am.

Thanks for your reply.

I wonder how long it will take me to finish ALL of the tactics...

Originally posted by Ian Coetzee
What do you mean by ply?

Anyway, so you like the program and use it regularly? Or have you finished all of the tactics?(wow)


EDIT: Wow, nice puzzle, I dont at all know the solution, mind providing it?

Cant wait untill I reach that level, probably in half a year... or more.

I ran that puzzle in chessmaster and found this neat little solution:

Bxf7+ Kxf7
Ne6 Kxe6
Qd5+ Kf6
Kf5#

If the not Kxe6 checkmate takes about a move or 2 longer.

Originally posted by Ian Coetzee
Yeah I know im at the easy ones. I mentioned that its only easy until module 10 where I am.

Thanks for your reply.

I wonder how long it will take me to finish ALL of the tactics...

Originally posted by Ian Coetzee
www.personalchesstrainer.com

I'd really love to hear what you think about this program, since I am using it.

The puzzles are relatively easy, they give you 3 mins to solve each puzzle, though most can be done much quicker(atleast the first module up to unit 10, thats how far ive done).

I think its a great program. Ive won a few games using some ...[text shortened]... actually use them, but you do use the theme their based on.


Please give me your thoughts.

Sorry, double post.