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Does anyone have chessable pro? What's the point? I'm mainly using it to study tactics/courses. Is there more uses for chessable? And what does pro give me?

supergm3 edited

Chessable uses your games to improve your chess (apparently). It may also improve your other aspects of chess. I don't use it so this is all I can tell you really.

Slawek2137

I have it and use it mainly to set custom schedules for openings, i.e. repeat the first few reviews every hour, and then gradually drop it to once every two weeks (which will move it back to every 1h if I miss a move in a variation during that review).

I also have a private course with some lines that I was missing in courses I bought, or that were only covered as a clickable variation and I wanted to actually have spaced repetition for it. I don't remember if it's only for PRO members or not.
And I sometimes watch videos offline when inside an airplane, but that's very minor - I could as well download a YT video instead.

If you don't study openings there I don't think you'll get much value from PRO.

I have it and use it mainly to set custom schedules for openings, i.e. repeat the first few reviews every hour, and then gradually drop it to once every two weeks (which will move it back to every 1h if I miss a move in a variation during that review). I also have a private course with some lines that I was missing in courses I bought, or that were only covered as a clickable variation and I wanted to actually have spaced repetition for it. I don't remember if it's only for PRO members or not. And I sometimes watch videos offline when inside an airplane, but that's very minor - I could as well download a YT video instead. If you don't study openings there I don't think you'll get much value from PRO.

Laughnchill

@Slawek2137 said in #3:

What do you mean by schedules?

@Slawek2137 said in #3: > What do you mean by schedules?

kimia_ashirley

The courses are very good.

Slawek2137

@Laughnchill said in #4:

What do you mean by schedules?
After you learn a new move, by default you'll have it come in a review after 4 hours, 10 hours, 1 day, 2.5 days, 1 week, 2.5 weeks, 1.5 months, and finally every 4 months.
Basically, every time you get a move right in the review, the next review is delayed more and more. Every time you get a move wrong, the whole variation moves back - I don't remember if it moves back by one (e.g. from 1 week to 2.5 days) or all the way (i.e. in 4 hours after you make the mistake).

I don't like that default schedule for learning openings - I prefer to review new moves many times in quick succession to really ingrain them, and then only review them occasionally (unless I get a move wrong, then I keep getting it in the review all the time).

I personally don't use spaced repetition for tactics, strategy, or endgame courses, so I just pause all variations in such courses to never get them in a review.

@Laughnchill said in #4: > What do you mean by schedules? After you learn a new move, by default you'll have it come in a review after 4 hours, 10 hours, 1 day, 2.5 days, 1 week, 2.5 weeks, 1.5 months, and finally every 4 months. Basically, every time you get a move right in the review, the next review is delayed more and more. Every time you get a move wrong, the whole variation moves back - I don't remember if it moves back by one (e.g. from 1 week to 2.5 days) or all the way (i.e. in 4 hours after you make the mistake). I don't like that default schedule for learning openings - I prefer to review new moves many times in quick succession to really ingrain them, and then only review them occasionally (unless I get a move wrong, then I keep getting it in the review all the time). I personally don't use spaced repetition for tactics, strategy, or endgame courses, so I just pause all variations in such courses to never get them in a review.

Laughnchill

@kimia_ashirley said in #5:

Paid courses or?

@kimia_ashirley said in #5: > Paid courses or?

NM ThunderClap

Funny ... Yesterday I started to look at Chessable products more as everything yesterday seemed to be on sale most everywhere for Cyber Monday . For me I believe I have not bought anything for many years chess-wise & still haven't but still keepup rather well for 57 years young on my Chess . Improve Your Chess Calculation GM Ramesh E-Book (20 bucks this week) to me looks -like it will be a Classic in the Future & I may still get it . New In Chess is affiliated with Chessable apparently & there are other more expensive ways to buy this as a paperback book or a video but why pay more ? I also looked at USCF Sales & noticed some more newer Chess books & revised ones like Sherevesky's Endgame Strategy Revised Edition etc etc ... ONE THOUGH I would like YOU & anyone else reading this to consider is there are many mnay free resources out there & choosing the material you expose yourself to is important ,,, Don't buy gimmicks try to think not for TRAPS in Chess but LOOK FOR TRUTH & Learn from seasoned trainers & World Champions & Contenders , Learn from Computers/databases also at times as on Lichess they can look with you at your own games & GM Games @Laughnchill

CM DERG_CHESS

@ThunderClap said in #8:

Funny ... Yesterday I started to look at Chessable products more as everything yesterday seemed to be on sale most everywhere for Cyber Monday . For me I believe I have not bought anything for many years chess-wise & still haven't but still keepup rather well for 57 years young on my Chess . Improve Your Chess Calculation GM Ramesh E-Book (20 bucks this week) to me looks -like it will be a Classic in the Future & I may still get it . New In Chess is affiliated with Chessable apparently & there are other more expensive ways to buy this as a paperback book or a video but why pay more ? I also looked at USCF Sales & noticed some more newer Chess books & revised ones like Sherevesky's Endgame Strategy Revised Edition etc etc ... ONE THOUGH I would like YOU & anyone else reading this to consider is there are many mnay free resources out there & choosing the material you expose yourself to is important ,,, Don't buy gimmicks try to think not for TRAPS in Chess but LOOK FOR TRUTH & Learn from seasoned trainers & World Champions & Contenders , Learn from Computers/databases also at times as on Lichess they can look with you at your own games & GM Games @Laughnchill
actually, at his level, looking for traps is the main way of winning the game and he is far from having to take a look at endgames, or how to improve ur chess calc, etc.

@ThunderClap said in #8: > Funny ... Yesterday I started to look at Chessable products more as everything yesterday seemed to be on sale most everywhere for Cyber Monday . For me I believe I have not bought anything for many years chess-wise & still haven't but still keepup rather well for 57 years young on my Chess . Improve Your Chess Calculation GM Ramesh E-Book (20 bucks this week) to me looks -like it will be a Classic in the Future & I may still get it . New In Chess is affiliated with Chessable apparently & there are other more expensive ways to buy this as a paperback book or a video but why pay more ? I also looked at USCF Sales & noticed some more newer Chess books & revised ones like Sherevesky's Endgame Strategy Revised Edition etc etc ... ONE THOUGH I would like YOU & anyone else reading this to consider is there are many mnay free resources out there & choosing the material you expose yourself to is important ,,, Don't buy gimmicks try to think not for TRAPS in Chess but LOOK FOR TRUTH & Learn from seasoned trainers & World Champions & Contenders , Learn from Computers/databases also at times as on Lichess they can look with you at your own games & GM Games @Laughnchill actually, at his level, looking for traps is the main way of winning the game and he is far from having to take a look at endgames, or how to improve ur chess calc, etc.