Chessable alternatives?

For those not familiar with chessable.com, it is a new site that works on your opening repertoire by going through each move 1 by 1. I like it. But for those familiar, are there any other alternatives to chessable.com that let you practice openings similar to the aforementioned? 

PLAYtoWINtheGAME wrote:

For those not familiar with chessable.com, it is a new site that works on your opening repertoire by going through each move 1 by 1. I like it. But for those familiar, are there any other alternatives to chessable.com that let you practice openings similar to the aforementioned? 

Yes, Chess.com's Game Explorer shows you a database of your own games and lets you review each line you play move by move and compare your moves to the database of master games.  Since the game results are provided, you can see where your moves get you in trouble during the opening.  

Yours has thousands of games in it. It should provide info on dozens of lines.

you clearly can't effectively answer a question. thanks anyway

 

Your previous questions showed that you were ignorant of the Game Explorer ability to review a database of your own games.  You said that less than 10% of your games were there. I see  close to 6,000 of your games in the database.

Have you found that useful?

It is easy to use to find out weaknesses in your openings. For example, it is clear that you have had a tough time with the Scandinavian Defense.   You have the ability to switch over to the master games database on almost any move to compare what you played to what a master would play.  

It seems like it would do exactly what you were asking for.

 

Fight! Fight! Fight!

I can use the explorer on chess.com. i can also use explorers from hundreds of other sources too. But if you had the intellectual ability to understand my question, we would not be having this discussion. This topic is not about chess explorers. This topic is about similar alternatives to chessable.com, again not about explorers. 

 

 

And for the record, the post that you snooped around to find, was before i had the upgraded membership. And at that time, i did not have access to the full explorer. I hope i made this all very clear for you to understand.

I can use the explorer on chess.com. i can also use explorers from hundreds of other sources too. 

The difference with the Game Explorer here is that you can use it to look at a database of your own 6,000 games. Some people might find that valuable in try to develop a repertoire.

I doubt that you can find that in hundreds of other places.

I looked at chessable. They offer rote memorization training for openings. I felt like killing myself after about 10 minutes. Maybe that explains why you are so cranky.  If chessable is so great, why do you need an alternative?

How about Openings.chessbase.com or chessply.com? I think they may let you create a repertoire, and drill it.

cranky? lol 

I asked a question, and you couldn't even answer it. And then you wanna kill yourself. Call 1-800-273-8255, its the national suicide hotline. I think you need this my friend!

wayne, that you. Those sites seem to be what i was looking for. 

I just tried the chessable site.. it's ok I think I'll try it again some time.. but it looks like the exercises are only 3 moves deep. Do you have to pay to make them deeper?

What I'd like to see is an 'openings trainer' that's like the TT, but gives scores for moves according to how popular they are (as determined from a DB of masters games). it would be especially useful if you could play lines/branches from beginning to 'out of book', and then review them afterward using the database. Also, it would be good if they threw in some 'bad' moves by the opponent, and points based on your ability to see this and capitalize.

I think this would help to improve on ability to apply opening principles, rather than just memorizing endless lines. I.e.: you wouldn't need to care what the name of the branch is, because the focus is on your ability to 'know' the difference between good/playable positions and bad ones.

there are free lines available. and they go deeper than 3 moves. i did a couple that were around 10 moves deep. But there is a paid version, which is why i was wondering if there were other alternatives. And i think some people charge for the lines they made. so i think you get hit in 2 spots there!

Chess opening explorer is a good alternative (costs money), but chessable has added a lot more features over the last 11 months.

Chess Openings Wizard

I have absolutely loved Chessable, especially how they make popular books available in the move trainer format. Debating on purchasing PRO but wanted to try out alternatives. I will check out the ones mentioned above, thank you.