14 Oct 07
Originally posted by MissOleum[shrug]
I also found it unsatisfactory - it has some good features but overall chess.emrald.net is much better. There's a new one at chesstempo.com which I'm trying out too.
The bottom right has a square that pulses. The screen is oriented just like for RHP, bottom is your pieces. The chess board interface is basically the same as that of chess.emrald.net and RHP ....
If you say that it is confusing/unsatisfactory but find the interface to chess.emrald.net satisfactory, I don't understand the difference. Please explain.
14 Oct 07
Originally posted by stbrieI have never been to those sites and do not know if I would like them or not. I think I will just stick to books.
[shrug]
The bottom right has a square that pulses. The screen is oriented just like for RHP, bottom is your pieces. The chess board interface is basically the same as that of chess.emrald.net and RHP ....
If you say that it is confusing/unsatisfactory but find the interface to chess.emrald.net satisfactory, I don't understand the difference. Please explain.
14 Oct 07
I would recommend the purchase of "1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate", and "1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations", both by Fred Reinfeld. I think that both books are also available for free in PGN format somewhere.
Another good book is "Sharpen Your Tactics", by GM Lein, et. al. It has about 1200 problems graded by difficulty.
14 Oct 07
Originally posted by stbrieHow do you know which color piece to move? tia
Adaptive Tactics Server. You have weaknesses in a particular tactical motif? It finds them and serves you more of that kind of problem. Also shows you which motifs you are weak in.
http://www.snufflenose.com/ats/index.php
14 Oct 07
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Originally posted by diskamylI'm over 40 and use software to train. Most of my recent losses are to kids under 20 that use books and a chessboard. The kids (and adults) that don't read are easy to beat.
those would be tactics books. better is, at your level, the software called "personal chess trainer."
solve tactics questions daily and you'll get better.
Originally posted by gaychessplayer
I would recommend the purchase of "1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate", and "1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations", both by Fred Reinfeld. I think that both books are also available for free in PGN format somewhere.
http://wwwu.uni-klu.ac.at/gossimit/c/book.htm
I have a couple books by Reinfeld and the PGN versions.
14 Oct 07
Originally posted by ketchuploverLook for the pulsing square in the bottom right corner of the page next to the chessboard. That is the color you are to play for that problem. By convention, you take the bottom pieces and move up.
How do you know which color piece to move? tia
