I don't usually ask for recommendations unless i'm stuck..and well I am. This will get somewhat personal so bear with me please.
I happen to have multiple learning disabilities. yehaw. made school fun. Thats beside the point though. All my life I've enjoyed chess. Problem: my logical skills suck and i have a spatial relations learning disability + ADD. Makes it extremely difficult to concentrate & figure out a spatial game like chess. sigh. To top it off, I have a math disability & chess is rather math oriented believe it or not...more logic but you get the idea.
Anyway to make along story short: I can't beat a 5 year old at the game. Simple as that. However it was suggested to me many years ago by a person who knows alot about LD's & my particular problems that chess is a good way to sort of work around my problems. Problem again: Every chess game assumes too much knowledge for me to get down to brass tacks & learn it. Its fine for hte game to teach me how a rook moves for example but extending that knowledge beyond that to figuring out how to capture with it safely is hitting another LD in my fucked up brain. :( So i've only frustrated myself by trying various programs over the years to learn the damn game so I can at least play well enough to combat my LD's.
In short: I Found one game many many years ago that was not freeware or free software. It was a commercial chess game narrated by some black grandmaster or other for kids. I was under the impression it was the best way for kids to learn. I looked at it very seriously because it offered what I needed. I can't remember what it was called but the grandmasters name was Maurice Something. I hope someone knows that game. If they do can you direct me to a chess teaching program like it that will help me learn the game at my own pace in such a way i won't get frustrated with it? Is that possible or asking too much? I'm not above playing a chess program for kids...it seems that would probably be more to my level. I need the "whys & where-fores of how to move pieces" & the "why's of the strategy & why it works" or it doesn't "stick" in my head. I've struggled with this for many years & I think I'm finally ready to try again.
On a side note, having all these stupid LD's doesn't make my chosen profession easier either... i'm a jewellers Padawan Learner & often spatial relations skills are necessary to do my job. Its time I learned to better myself & work around my problems rather than rely on others to do it for me.
Ty for reading my rant... sigh... normally by now I'd be in tears over my frustration but i'm resolved to beat this & get on with my life... I just need a bit of help.
A heartfelt "Thank You" to all who come forward to reply & help. :)
------------- FemmeFatale, aka The Skirt
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