Welcome to ChessVis 1.4
Chessvis 2.0 is rolling out today -
January 27, 2021!
I've created a set of videos on how to use the new openings
preparation capabilities. This link will take you to the Youtube
playlist:
Chessvis
2.0 - Openings Videos
I've decided to focus on the mobile platforms - Android and
Iphone/Ipad. The web will stay at version 1.4.
*** Go Mobile on Apple iPhone, and
Android! ***
Visualize the board and win more games!
A famous chess coach said: "Don't think about the pieces being
exchanged, visualize how the board will look when the pieces are
gone". And this is so right, move a piece and you affect two places.
But it's illegal to move the piece and see the effects -- you
must visualize.
Chessvis is designed to help with the visualization process.
There are currently 3 focus areas:
- Static Boards - Look and memorize a board layout then
recreate it. Not easy but you control the number of pieces so
the idea to build up the "memory muscle"
- Move Following - Track a sequence of moves and then
update the board to that point. Follow a game from the
beginning, some random location within a game or specify the
number of pieces you want to follow. Again, it is about building
up the "memory muscle". There is also an interesting exercise
called "Who's Guarding Whom" where you need to mentally track
moves and how the pieces interact.
- Tactics & Mates - Interactively solve 1 to 4 move
tactics, 1 to 6 move mate puzzles and defensive tactics. An
interesting variation on this is to "Back it up" by allowing the
website to present a tactic or mate problem but showing the
diagram from some number of moves before the actual tactic or
mate sequence starts. You're told the "backed up" moves and need
to visualize them and then solve the problem from a board
position that only exists in your mind. BTW, more puzzles and
longer move sequence problems are in development.
Welcome to version 1.4!
The website version has been upgraded to match the IOS and Android
versions. The changes are primarily in the mate and tactics areas.
Some highlights are:
- problems are now presented for you to play from both white and
black perspectives
- You can also now single step through the problems to better
understand what works or doesn't
- And for those what ifquestions the explore
mode provides a link to the Stockfish chess engine where you can
try any move for either side
- Lastly, for Back It Up mates and tactics, the keyboard
is no longer used, just tap the 'From' and 'To' squares directly
on the chessboard to move the pieces around.
- Oh yes, Facebook login and registration is now
available.
For more information please read the User
Manual and/or the About page.
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