Is getting premium membership on chess.com worth it?

I want to improve my chess game like all chess players and premium membership on chess.com looks attractive since it offers a lot of learning opportunities but I see others with diamond and I beat them sometimes. I know getting it won’t make me unbeatable but I just want to improve. Is premium membership worth the money?

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Personally, I find it money well spent. Tactics Trainer alone is worth its weight in gold.

I really enjoy the tactics trainer and the unlimited lessons. But it really depends if you are going to use such features or not. Having a premium membership, and not using the available tactics trainers, drills, lessons and watch available teaching videos, is a waste of money I think. :-)

For me the video access is super helpful. At our level watching the videos by Danny Rensch, the old ones by David Preuss and new ones by Simon Williams are awesome and do help you think and get better. (Among others). Very good for learning and developing. It is worth it in my opinion.

Considering the amount of info they offer It's a really good value. Compared to buying 100 or 1000 books it's pretty obvious.

Yes there are free alternatives to things online here and there (even stealing books by download) but it's not all in one place, the quality is questionable, etc.

So yeah, I'll stick with my assessment that it's a really good value.

For me I find it’s worth in the lessons and tactics but I would suggest trying out the free trial and determine for yourself if it’s well spent

I agree with Preggo. But the idea that people with memberships may lose - yeah of course. We all have lives. I like to play at work on my phone and I get into a game only to have some work request come at a pivotal point and that’s it. The game is lost. There are millions of reasons why people lose. Having a membership doesn’t prevent that. It just means when you can dedicate time to learning there are excellent resources on tap to delve into and use to think more. I think Danny Rensch’s Vids are absolutely fantastic. The mating nets had elevated my thinking and I’m just tucking into pawn structures which already paid off for me. I’ll be renewing my membership just for those.

I have experience of using the 7 day trial period (the diamond membership) and I would say buying it isn't necessary. I would choose between Gold and Platinum. There are few people who will be sitting all day long solving tactics, so 25 puzzles and 5 lessons a day is enough otherwise you'll simply get tired if you're not a professional player. This is what concerns the golden membership. If you feel a lack of practice in solving tactics then you can buy the platinum membership, you will get unlimited tactics. You should buy Diamond if you want to watch the videos but it costs twice as much as Platinum (not too expensive but still). Maybe it's better to hire a coach who will find a personal approach to you.

Did you know if you become titled, you get a lifetime diamond membership for free?

I didn't have a diamond membership until I became titled, but then again, I didn't use this site much until then.

If you use this site as your main training resource then some form of premium membership should be good for you.

That brings me to a question, that how can I earn my first chess title in life??
what do i need to do? please explain in details

I mean, I feel that while it wouldn't be the best in improving your chess, everything just feels so much more convenient and accessible (tactics, analysis, videos, etc.) and its not for that high a price anyways. I would recommend it if you have some cash to spare.

I figure, $99 a year for something I really want to improve in isn’t too much. I’m going to ask for that to be my Christmas present this year :)

 

They prolly shouldn't even let unpaid players play. How to pay the bills? Nothing free in this world. I rode on the free train for a long time, but in the end I did cough up some dough to help the site out, and I even bought a membership for a friend, although he never used it, so the membership went to complete waste. I think he does not like online chess. Whatever.

Yes.

FIDE titles you can earn are CM, FM, IM, and GM. 

CM requires a 2200 FIDE rating and a fee to FIDE.

FM requires a 2300 FIDE rating and a fee to FIDE. 

IM requires a 2400 FIDE rating, and 3 2450-performances in 9+ round FIDE tournaments ('norms').

GM requires a 2500 FIDE rating, and 3 2600-performances in 9+ round FIDE tournaments ('norms')

Both IM and GM require either you or your federation to pay a fee, not entirely sure which is the case in India.

Even the easiest of these requires a 2200 FIDE rating, so I'd focus on improving your chess before worrying about specifics.

Awesome that explains really well.. but then i am wondering what all things do i need to do before i become a titled master on my own.. please explain that as well

 

There's no shortcut to becoming a stronger player. If you're serious about improving, I'd recommend analyzing your long time control games to find out what areas you're weak in, studying those areas primarily, and cutting down on online blitz as it doesn't really help you improve. If you enjoy it it's perfectly fine to do it for fun but it's pretty much useless from an improvement perspective. A coach might also help, but it's unlikely you'll find a good one for free.

OP answered his own question and closed his account several months ago . . .

I enjoyed the lessons when I had the platinum membership. My game has recently stalled out and I even thought of getting coaching, but it is cost too expensive for me at the moment. Maybe the diamond membership would be the happy medium to getting the instruction I require at an affordable price.