I'm finding chess mentor rediculously hard... I seem to have almost NO strategic knowledge.  Often times I find the first (key) move intuitively (which I consider rather impressive) but then I miss the continuation...  Other times I find the 'alternate' correct move where my 'mentor' suggests something 'simpler' ... and yet  I can't find it. 

Just depressing... 

I'm trying to figure it out myself.  I'm returning to the game after many years and can't believe how much I forgot.

I wish there was a course for returning players. 

I want to go over books with people chapter by chapter

I think the problem with chess mentor is that it throws you into the middle of a master game and expects you to find the best move?! That is not a reasonable expectation without laying a groundwork for analysing the board... i've found silman's books in general to be similar

What is ur rating for CM? Mine is 1537 (Compared to my online chess rating of somewhere around 1200.

I get the situations I'm thown into half the time. I am better at solving chess problems then I am at full games, so I love Chess Mentor. However, there are times when I feel I've been dropped into a game between Grandmasters and I don't have a clue as to where I'm going