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Chess Vision Trainer FAQ

Q. What is Chess Vision Trainer?
A. Chess Vision Trainer is a chess training program to improve your visualization and move calculation skills in Chess. It uses a chess-playing engine that acts as your playing partner. The position displayed on the chess board is not the true position but the position a certain number of half-moves before the true position. You do not decide the moves based on the displayed position but based on the true position (which you do not see but you are trying to visualize). This means that you are always forced to look ahead of the chess position you see in the board. In addition, there is the concept of 'Blindfold Areas' which are quadrants of the chess board where the pieces are invisible. This idea of dividing the chess board into quadrants for the purpose of visualization is revealed by Buckley in his excellent book Practical Chess Analysis.

 

Q. Will this improve my visualization and calculation skills when I play using a real chess board (over-the-board or OTB)?
A. Yes. In fact, this is the area where Chess Vision Trainer is most helpful. We like to suggest that you use a real chess board side by side with the program. Set-up the position you see in the graphical board in the program into the real chess board and make the move as the program moves. Then you have to calculate your next move looking at the your real chess board.

Practice makes perfect! Start with 2 half-moves deep and gradually increase the depth when you become comfortable with the current depth. Use one blindfold quadrant at a time. Concentrate your training in the quadrant where you most often make blunders.

 

Q. I feel I wanted to stop my training. Using the software burns me out in the long-run. What do you suggest?
A. This is the area where no one can help you but yourself. You have to motivate yourself to continue training. Think about what you can achieve if you can think like the masters! Don't push yourself too hard at first. Try to have a pace that is comfortable for you. Most users find 15 to 30 minute session per day as comfortable.

 

Q. Why can't I drag the pieces?
A. The position in the visible chess board is not the true current position but the position a number of half-moves prior to the true current position. Because of this, it is not possible to implement the drag-and-drop function for the pieces. To make a move, you have to click the source square and the click the destination square. You know that the square is selected when it is bordered by a red rectangle.To cancel the selection of a square, just click the selected square again.


Q. What are those game.001, game.002 files created in the application folder?
A. Those are temporary files used by the chess engine. You can safely delete those files if you want.

 

 
 
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