chess mentor is awesome!

that's really neat thanks for sharing.

What is X-Ray attack?

You know, I am out here in Iraq and the time that I do get to spend on Chess Mentor I have already improved my chess game. Do not get me wrong I am still learning but chess mentor really does teach you to look at the whole picture and gives you GREAT practice. Sure chess mentor may not be a famed 2600 GM but Chess mentor will take you from 700 to IM level for 150 bucks a year. Mind you that is 3 CHEAP lessons from any other master. Its worth it, honestly. Give it a try for a month you'll love it if you're not already a GM.

Yes, there are only 10 free demo's now. That is true. Not sure what other explanation you are looking for on this one?

Jay, that still doesn't address what's been advertised first and retracted later. No 40 lessons

 

Just a second view here, since this is starting to sound like a commercial in here. There are also many quality chess books available for under $20, you keep them, and some are written by World Champions, most by International professionals. You can learn your weaknesses by running your played games through Fritz or other chess engine, and you learn by thinking for yourself, which is good for your chess improvement.

Glubsch, there is always the hourly rates, $4.95/hr, or you can contact your local IM or GM and pay them $50-$100/hr  :)

 

We felt that $14.95/month for unlimited # of hours was a very fair deal. Same as what you might pay for 1 chess book.

I got only 8 out of the 40 lessons. It's not quite as advertised. I'm not sure about the "disillusioned" aspect. Even though I had only 8 lessons, I could see how it helped to look at things differently. I wish I could have gone through the remaining 32 lessons. But $15 for a month-long lesson is too steep for me, let alone $150 for a year-long subscription.

Singa, yes, it's the same database of lessons. The difference is we've redone the interface for the web (and made it much more user-friendly), and we're also going to be releasing a lot of new lessons soon! (And we've also cut the price by a lot, so you get more for less!)

 

Boring304, we recently changed our demo to only include 10 free lessons. We felt that people were getting a little disillusioned with 40 because many of the lessons were too hard for most players. We lowered it to 10 so people can just get a feel for what Chess Mentor is, and then you can always buy a few hours of it to continue trying it out, and take advantage of over 2500 lessons.

There's no need to fear, Chessmentor is here.

 Great work Jay. Chess Mentor is a lot of fun, feels more like play than practice.

40 free lesons? iv'e got only 10...

Is this program the same one from Chess Aficionados? I have an old version Chess Mentor 1.1 that I bought about 10 years ago.  But somehow the interface seems different. 

I am really stoked about the Chess Mentor. I've read a number of books throughout the years and have taken one live class. Other than that my chess has been silly skittles games here and there. I've recently (re)discovered this website and have taken the 40 free lessons. I love it. It's the one thing I've requested for Christmas. :D

 What I like about Chess Mentor is that it is so interactive. If I choose an incorrect path for the lesson, I am immediately informed of my mistakes and the possible reasons I am thinking as I do. Then it redirects me and challenges me to think in a better way. It's amazing. 

Thanks,

 Jason

Oh man!! That just awesome!!