Excellent Chess Prep
I have used one version or another of this program for decades now. It used to be called Bookup and was only available on the PC. This is the current iteration of that program, and it is designed to work with the PC or Mac versions of the program. One very large improvement in this regard is the ability to upload and download files from the cloud. The author has made this very easy to do, and so you can study and research your repertoire on the move, as well as have it safely backed up.
The main benefit is the training features allowing you to test out and focus your training on those areas that give you the most trouble.
There is one trick I advise. When training black, you need to set up the trainer to work after White's first move. This has to do with the "reset training" command not working on the first move for White when you train for Black
The biggest thing about this program is that you can easily build your own repertoire rather than relying on e-books alone. You can combine, cut, do whatever you want to tailor it specifically tomyou.
The main benefit is the training features allowing you to test out and focus your training on those areas that give you the most trouble.
There is one trick I advise. When training black, you need to set up the trainer to work after White's first move. This has to do with the "reset training" command not working on the first move for White when you train for Black
The biggest thing about this program is that you can easily build your own repertoire rather than relying on e-books alone. You can combine, cut, do whatever you want to tailor it specifically tomyou.
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Good Trainer if you know the quirks
I have used the various versions of Bookup, and then Chess Opening Wizard for several decades. It is still an excellent way to train your own repertoire. There are some kinks. To reset training on the ipad if training black, set the trainer to start after white's first move as the starting position. It seems to work better if you begin at a screen where you have to make a move to start things off, and if you are playing black, that is not the starting position.So just hit one move, set the trainer to return to that position, and things will be fine from there.
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Could have been best app but
No update for ages. This update has been long awaited and is so small that it is ridiculous. I love the app on PC but on mobile, that’s not the same. PGN loader and analysis tool plus Anki is much more cheaper and best combination in my opinion. Looks ugly on this modern era too.
Byzantine UI, training mode doesn’t work as advertised
Byzantine UI, training mode doesn’t work as expected
Disappointed!
This app is very confusing and difficult to work with and consumes so much time for creating even the most basic repertoires. Not worth the money and the time for sure!
