en.lichess.org/training/61224
For me it is usually unclear what the best move is especially when there is two pieces you can take. In this puzzle there was a free knight or a queen trade. I had a difficult time figuring it out and ended up guessing it wrong thinking "better be safe and not let the queen get away". You could get a free knight but then who knows what the queen could do or you could take the queen off.
Is there ever multiple best moves where either move is great but the computer only excepts one as correct?
How do you know which piece to take? (sometimes it's the queen, sometimes it's a minor piece, or it could just be moving to a better square.)
How often is the best move to put the opponent in check? (Is it best to aim for checkmate as soon as you can or (play safer) and take their pieces to make them weaker then go for checkmate?)
any other advice for chess is appreciated, thank you.
For me it is usually unclear what the best move is especially when there is two pieces you can take. In this puzzle there was a free knight or a queen trade. I had a difficult time figuring it out and ended up guessing it wrong thinking "better be safe and not let the queen get away". You could get a free knight but then who knows what the queen could do or you could take the queen off.
Is there ever multiple best moves where either move is great but the computer only excepts one as correct?
How do you know which piece to take? (sometimes it's the queen, sometimes it's a minor piece, or it could just be moving to a better square.)
How often is the best move to put the opponent in check? (Is it best to aim for checkmate as soon as you can or (play safer) and take their pieces to make them weaker then go for checkmate?)
any other advice for chess is appreciated, thank you.