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CT is an excellent program. The best way to use it is to use Grades By Difficulty. Start with problem 1 from level 1 and work your way up. The problems will get more difficult as you progress and you will never know what tactical them you are working on(like in regular over the board play) if you use CT ART this way. Start with level one in practice mode then level 2 etc. You could change it to test mode after finishing each level for a quick review. Also keep in mind time used to solve the problems in CT ART does not affect your rating so you can take your time and really work on calculating. You do not have to rush like here or Chess Tactics Server. I recommend you go through the same problems more than once each time faster to change from working on your calculation skills to your recognition skills. Hope this helps.
I bought the program and have a hard time getting it to work in Vista. And when it does work its too advanced for me. I will stick to Polgars big book untill I reach CT Arts level.
In Vista for CT Art to work you have to desactivate user account control.
onehandgann wrote: CT is an excellent program. The best way to use it is to use Grades By Difficulty. Start with problem 1 from level 1 and work your way up. The problems will get more difficult as you progress and you will never know what tactical them you are working on(like in regular over the board play) if you use CT ART this way. Start with level one in practice mode then level 2 etc. You could change it to test mode after finishing each level for a quick review. Also keep in mind time used to solve the problems in CT ART does not affect your rating so you can take your time and really work on calculating. You do not have to rush like here or Chess Tactics Server. I recommend you go through the same problems more than once each time faster to change from working on your calculation skills to your recognition skills. Hope this helps.
completely agree. For training with CT-ART ive incorporated De la Maza's Suggestion of his seven drills (Rapid Chess Improvemt). In which he teaches tells students to take 1000 tactics problems with increassing difficulty and burn the paterns into ur memeory. 1st drill-16 problems a day until u get to a 1000, 2nd drill- 32 problems a day, 3rd drill-64 problems a day, etc. Until u do all the problems in 1 day. The first 5 circles i believe are suppesed to teach u the tactics and motifs while the last three are suppesed to teach u pattern recognition. but instead of 16 problems a day for the 1st circle i do 32 (just my preference), I also test myself after I finish each level of difficulty. Even though when u choose to do the problems by level of difficulty there is a pattern which they follow, ex.10 ques or so in a row are knight forks, then queen sacrificing, winning material, remove the defender, back rank mates, etc. But if u find that the problems are still too hard for u i would suggest susan polgar's book "Chess Tactics for Champions" in which she introdues the types of tactcic with examples and then gives 25-50 problems with each motif, Extremely good book on introducing various types of tactical motifs.
All my Convekta products run fine on my Vista machine after using the advice on their website (www.chessok.com). CT-Art 3.0 is my favourite training tool. You could also try to register (for free) at: http://chess.emrald.net/
Good tactics training but kind of stresssfull....
An even better alternative is to subscribe to chess.com and take full advantage of the Tactics Trainer.
Jul 4, 2008
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NM Dan Heisman, author of the award winning "Novice Nook"(For novices and beyond) has suggested less positional studies until you are at least good enough to avoid "Hope Chess" and stop losing to basic tactics. Players 1600+ OTB USCF rating should usually qualify under that. Silman's reassess your chess is a good book, but it contains a lot of information that will not help most players who still need tactical work and need to play "Real Chess". U will learn a lot from it, but it will not be useful until you are good enough with basic tactics/ thought process(1500+ usually). As Dan says, its like putting a middle school social studies student into college level microeconomics:The student gets a lot of information that was unknown to them, but it will not be useful until they learn basic social studies. So at your level, I suggest Heisman's Back to Basics- Tactics, FM Lilov's From basics to brilliance DVD(I have used both before). These will help you to immediately recognize good tactical patterns for u and ur opponent and learn to search for them effectively and extend your understanding into combinations. Heisman's novice nook columns will also help a lot, and his "The improving chess thinker" will be a permanent guide for your thought process till you are an expert or master.
Feb 6, 2017
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I read people saying CT-ART is a great program, but since it has no lectures, no direction other than showing you problems in a certain order, what makes it any better than the free tactics on chess tempo - where the tactics level is matched to your performance and you get feedback on the tactical motifs involved and explanations from other players why non-correct lines didn't work?
I guess CT-ART can be used offline.
MickinMD schreef:
I read people saying CT-ART is a great program, but since it has no lectures, no direction other than showing you problems in a certain order, what makes it any better than the free tactics on chess tempo - where the tactics level is matched to your performance and you get feedback on the tactical motifs involved and explanations from other players why non-correct lines didn't work?
CT-ART does have lectures, one of the courses is even in ibook format. I think it's great value for the money, you get 7 courses for 30 bucks, eventhough the first 2 chapters deal with the bare basics of chess.
Apparently version 6.0 now comes with Chess Tactics for Beginners thrown in.
Mar 7, 2017
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MickinMD wrote:
I read people saying CT-ART is a great program, but since it has no lectures, no direction other than showing you problems in a certain order, what makes it any better than the free tactics on chess tempo - where the tactics level is matched to your performance and you get feedback on the tactical motifs involved and explanations from other players why non-correct lines didn't work?
The problems are hand selected to teach concepts rather than randomly selected. Concepts are built from simple to complex and steps are not skipped. The problem selection and ordering are designed, by a human, to teach. Randomly selected problems cannot do this. Further, if you are having trouble with a concept it breaks the tactic down into a simpler form so you can see the basic structure of the idea, then helps you apply it to the original problem. It is a FAR superior way to learn tactics.
Mar 27, 2018
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The app (s) for the smart phone are outstanding and CHEAP....note, some of the above notes refer to lack of "lecture"/explanations etc....usually there is a theory section (lessons) and practical (test) section. Combined they make a powerful tool to excel. Note too, the apps include strategy, tactics, openings, chess heroes, endgame....amazing tools for sure! And on your phone...unbeatable!!
Apr 3, 2018
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BrooksJ wrote:
Anyway, I was told to get CT-ART and I did. I found that the documentation that came with it was pretty poor and then lost it. I feel like I am not using the program to its potential or that it is just to hard for me. The lowest ELO is 1600. Yes, I tend to have a 1700s rating here. But again, take away my analysis board and start a clock and I am hot garbage! My tactics trainer and and CT-ART ratings hover around 1200.
So please, help me. Those of you that have used CT-ART what was your training program. Or considering how bad my tactics seem to be should I get something easier.
I believe it's useful. I paid for CT ART 3.0. But I rarely actually use it because the diagrams are so atrocious, and there are no options for correcting it, not even just the one alternative of the standard diagrams one sees almost everywhere else. Perhaps this problem was corrected in future editions, but I have no idea. I also find that, especially with endgames, the software is far too helpful, often automatically showing a long sequence in the solution instead of allowing the user to continue searching for the correct moves, thus defeating the purpose to some extent. In any case, I'll never buy CT ART again, nor any other product from the Peshka Team unless receiving some assurance that the problem with the atrocious diagrams has been corrected. I often fail to find the solution simply because I can't see the position well enough.
"The problems are hand selected to teach concepts rather than randomly selected. Concepts are built from simple to complex and steps are not skipped. The problem selection and ordering are designed, by a human, to teach. Randomly selected problems cannot do this. Further, if you are having trouble with a concept it breaks the tactic down into a simpler form so you can see the basic structure of the idea, then helps you apply it to the original problem. It is a FAR superior way to learn tactics."
OR
"CT-Art tactics are generated by computer and are not that helpful in over the board chess."
Which is the most accurate response?
Apr 4, 2018
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Stauntonmaster....the CT-ART tactics are NOT GENERATED BY COMPUTER...they are PRESENTED by computer...selected by a strong Russian Master. The whole program (s) are structured to IMPROVE YOUR CHESS....again, I highly recommend the app...ver the dvd. Less cost and easy access! Simple.
Apr 4, 2018
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I still use CT-ART 3.0
Yea the interface is old, but who cares? The tactics are well laid out, and sorted by difficulty, and all from real games. Still one of the best pieces of software around...IMO.
Apr 4, 2018
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I tried different things like Chessimo, CT Art and several other apps and books. Ct Art is good, but what do you need is memorisation by spaced repetition. Go to Chessable and you will find several good books there. Start,first with 1001 tactics for beginners, and after finishing it you can try harder books.
Believe me : After training with Chessable you will never try something else. Give a try and let me know what do you think.
Believe me : After training with Chessable you will never try something else. Give a try and let me know what do you think.
I am trying to work on my tactics. I play pretty well here with no real time limits. But when I go to USCF tournaments I get my clock cleaned. Because my tactics are not good enough. I spent most of last year working with Silman's Reasses Your Chess and Nimzowitsch's My System and they have done a great deal for me in terms of strategy and planning. But, when the clock starts ticking I just start pushing wood and getting hammered.
Anyway, I was told to get CT-ART and I did. I found that the documentation that came with it was pretty poor and then lost it. I feel like I am not using the program to its potential or that it is just to hard for me. The lowest ELO is 1600. Yes, I tend to have a 1700s rating here. But again, take away my analysis board and start a clock and I am hot garbage! My tactics trainer and and CT-ART ratings hover around 1200.
So please, help me. Those of you that have used CT-ART what was your training program. Or considering how bad my tactics seem to be should I get something easier.