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Videos not working for anyone else?
Ah sorry, we were blocked by Dropbox! We weren't expecting this much traffic and we're moving our videos over to AWS soon. We're going to use Box as a quick fix in the meantime.
Otherwise, great and I like the one video I watched. Thanks.
One comment: the lone King in the King+Rook endgame wasn't as defensive as it could have been - and therefore learners could miss some tactics here.
running throw some your basic tutorials and the quizez take huge amount of time to load.
Feedback: You could use some work on your marketing message/brand. Chess has some much potential for interesting plays on the black/white concept and terminology. "More than just black and white.","Checkmate.". These are iconic chess ideas that I think if executed right, could add a the missing piece to the message you are trying to send.
I think the flat-ui is actually holding you back and with a few more iterations on your brand you could have a really unique presence. If you want to talk more, my email is in my profile. Hope this helps!
I wonder if the site will after time start offering (1) premium memberships to the tune of poker training sites to access the best/newest videos and/or (2) 1 on 1 coaching sessions with the coaches for $X00/hour, and the site gets a cut. ex: http://www.cardrunners.com/ http://www.deucescracked.com/ http://www.bluefirepoker.com/ Alternately I'd be excited to see a new business model for this kind of game training site…
Definitely some possibilities though! Makes me want to try and actually get decent at chess, but it's so much work...
What's everybody's favorite chess site here on HN?
So, I know the basic rules of chess, but I'm terrible at the game because I've never practiced. This site looks neat! I also spent the last two years designing curriculum to teach folks how to program. I have some issues as a student. I'm currently on the "Sharp Pin" exercise: http://chesscademy.com/exercises/the-sharp-pin-that-piece-is... I get the basic idea. You have a piece which can't move without exposing a mor…
So, I know the basic rules of chess, but I'm terrible at the game because I've never practiced. This site looks neat! I also spent the last two years designing curriculum to teach folks how to program. I have some issues as a student. I'm currently on the "Sharp Pin" exercise: http://chesscademy.com/exercises/the-sharp-pin-that-piece-is... I get the basic idea. You have a piece which can't move without exposing a mor…
If it's any consolation, I've been playing chess for 40 years and I've never heard the expression "pinned to"; we just say a piece is pinned (it cannot or shouldn't move) or that an attacking piece pins another one. I've never heard of "absolute" pin either, imho it seems like the wording could be simplified.