How to Use Chess Mentor Software
Many chess programs and books offer chess players varying ways to improve their chess understanding and ability. The Chess Mentor Software is a program designed to unravel, move for move, specific positions, showing players what to watch for and why. This process of analyzing chess positions can be very beneficial to a player. Using the tools and text boxes that the Chess Mentor Software provides, a player can enhance his understanding of tactical and positional play.
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Instructions
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Choose a challenge that corresponds to your ability level. Challenge rankings are scaled 1 through 5, with 1 being the easiest. If you are a novice, choose a 1 level or 2 level challenge. An expert should choose a 4 or 5. Each challenge has a goal; this may be an eight-move checkmate, or simply capturing a specific piece. The program outlines what the challenge is and what you must do. Depending on which Chess Mentor Software you purchase, you can have hundreds or even thousands of challenges available.
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Make a move. When the challenge loads, look at the board and analyze which move you think is best. The program will tell you if that move is incorrect or correct.
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Read the text in the box on the right. If a move is incorrect, it will tell you why that move is incorrect. If it is correct, it will tell you what benefits that move has.
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Use the tools on top. Some tools offered include "Material Imbalance," "Show Moves Tried So Far," "Difficulty Level," "Move Importance," "Moves Remaining in Challenge," "Pieces to Consider" and "Squares to Considers." The "Analysis Board" allows you to make adjustments without changing the challenge board. These helpful tools give you insight into if you are moving in the right direction and why you should move in a specific direction.
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Utilize the chess tools and the text box. The tools and text box allow you to unravel a chess game (or challenge) and see, move for move, the what and why of chess. Instead of playing against an elite chess program that beats you, this program shows you what to watch for in specific positions and hones your tactical and positional play.
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