Chess Mentor - Demo for Windows

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Get lessons about playing chess and track your improvement.
Last updated on August 24, 2015
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By Chess Mentor

Get lessons about playing chess and track your improvement.

While other chess programs give you problems and answers, Chess Mentor allows you to understand the tactical and strategic themes and positions more deeply as you access different levels of hints before you see the solution. And, more important than seeing the right answer, see why you may have chosen the wrong answer. Chess Mentor gives you feedback on every possible move on the chess board.

When you study with Chess Mentor's unique responsive learning engine it is just like studying with a real chess coach. The lessons are customized for your needs and your progress is tracked to show you how you are improving. Studying with Chess Mentor is much more effective than studying with just chess books or other chess software.

Chess Mentor - Demo for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: June 2, 2006

Latest update: August 24, 2015

Version: 3

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows ME

Additional Requirements: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

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Total Downloads: 5,929

Downloads Last Week: 0

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3.5/5

4 User Votes

Needs an Update
Silver-Surfer57February 27, 2013
Pros
You get 75 challenges, but 41 of those are basic piece movement. The next 9 cover tactics such as pins, skewers, discovered check, etc. The remainder cover famous games and you have to determine what piece to move. Not bad for a demo. BTW, I did not receive a virus warning as one reviewer posted and it ran fine for me.
Cons
If you look at the screenshot you'll see that the interface is woefully out of date. According to the Help pulldown the last update was 2004, though it looks like a Windows 3.1 program to me. The hints are not great.
Summary
Not really sure how much this helps in teaching you tactics. Considering that the full version goes for $17 to a whopping $197 you'd think they'd do more to update it. Personally I'd find another tool or read a good book on tactics.
SMITFRAUD-C, could be virus
jessebobJuly 13, 2008
Pros
iv heard good things
Cons
never really tried it <p>scanned it with spybot and it said it was smitfraud-c <p>that sounded bad to me!
Summary
Very good.
Bikeman2July 26, 2006
Pros
Great learning game. Helped me already and I just got it! Good program for all chess fans.
Cons
Needs to be made so you can play a normal game and it instruct you on how your move is instead of just the challenges.(if there is one I haven't found it yet!) But that would mean a huge increase in download size I think. Still... It's worth downloading.
Summary
Best way to learn chess that I have found!
chessman2000June 30, 2006
Pros
My favorite part is how it tells me why my choice of move is WRONG, not just what the right move is!
Cons
The graphics and stuff are a little dated looking, but who cares - I'm just studying chess.
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