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Date: 03 Feb 2006 20:03:16
From: John J.
Subject: Purchased CT-ART 3.0 for my laptop....
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After a few months of using it on my Pocket PC I've decided to go for the
big version. I estimate that my playing strength has increased 200 points
since getting the Pocket PC version.....
Has anyone noticed that it's much harder to solve chess problems on smaller
screens than it is with real chess sets?
Heck, I bet I could give even Gordo a run for his money in OTB chess. :)
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Date: 03 Feb 2006 20:33:29
From: CeeBee
Subject: Re: Purchased CT-ART 3.0 for my laptop....
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"John J." <detectorist@hotmail.com > wrote in rec.games.chess.computer:
> Has anyone noticed that it's much harder to solve chess problems on
> smaller screens than it is with real chess sets?
No. But you have noticed it's much harder.
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CeeBee
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Date: 04 Feb 2006 09:31:25
From: Morph
Subject: Re: Purchased CT-ART 3.0 for my laptop....
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Hi....have any of you guys heard of, or even tried "Personal Chess Trainer
2.0" it seems similar to CT-ART3 but as well as having practice levels for
tactics it also has practice levels for endings and strategy.
Not sure at the moment which product to buy so any reviews on either of the
above would be a great help.
Thanks Morph
"CeeBee" <ceebeechester@start.com.au > wrote in message
news:Xns975FDB4D68DF3ceebeechesterstartco@213.75.12.164...
> "John J." <detectorist@hotmail.com> wrote in rec.games.chess.computer:
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> > Has anyone noticed that it's much harder to solve chess problems on
> > smaller screens than it is with real chess sets?
>
> No. But you have noticed it's much harder.
>
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> CeeBee
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> *** The Cookie Has Spoken ***
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Date: 06 Feb 2006 23:57:09
From: Henri H. Arsenault
Subject: Re: Purchased CT-ART 3.0 for my laptop....
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On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:31:25 GMT, "Morph" <deepthought42@ntlworld.com >
wrote:
>Hi....have any of you guys heard of, or even tried "Personal Chess Trainer
>2.0" it seems similar to CT-ART3 but as well as having practice levels for
>tactics it also has practice levels for endings and strategy.
>
>Not sure at the moment which product to buy so any reviews on either of the
>above would be a great help.
>
I have both and they are very different. CT ART 3.0 focuses on
specific kinds of tactics, so you can practice on the ones where the
program shows that you have weaknesses.
Personal... teaches by repetition, so there is no specific choice of
specific tactics. If you are already an experienced player, it will
take quite a while to get to tactics that match your abilities,
because the program begins with mates in ones and it takes hundreds of
exercises before you reach mates in two. However you don<t have to
begin at the beginning, you can begin anywhere at the risk of missing
something. You may be surprised to see how many elementary tactics
yo9u have never noticed before...
Both programs have demos, and if you are hesitating, I recommend
trying the demos. Otherwise buy them both.
Henri
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