Does anyone else get frustrated when the puzzles claim perfect moves are incorrect. My latest puzzle told me my move placing the opponent in checkmate was "wrong". The "correct" move also led to checkmate in 1. I don't mind being informed that my move was "wrong", even when it wasn't. But losing points on my puzzle ratings due to a poorly formed puzzle is infuriating.
What was the puzzle?
@Lee_Edmond said in #1:
> Does anyone else get frustrated when the puzzles claim perfect moves are incorrect. My latest puzzle told me my move placing the opponent in checkmate was "wrong". The "correct" move also led to checkmate in 1. I don't mind being informed that my move was "wrong", even when it wasn't. But losing points on my puzzle ratings due to a poorly formed puzzle is infuriating.
I think you can screenshot it and send it to Lichess feedback.
@Letpchess said in #3:
> I think you can screenshot it and send it to Lichess feedback.
It's easier to post a hyperlink to the puzzle (or its ID) than bother with a screenshot.
@mcgoves said in #4:
> It's easier to post a hyperlink to the puzzle (or its ID) than bother with a screenshot.
Sorry, yeah... that's what I meant... I tend to call everything a screenshot ;-)
Puzzle #fhI8n
Black to move: My move Qh2 is checkmate, but deemed wrong by the puzzle, which deems the correct move as being Qxh3, which leads to check, but not mate.
Never mind! I just spotted white's rook. Onky took me half an hour. Oops.
Somehow I knew this would happen. :)
If only one could check that with an engine before posting but unfortunately engines are really bad at finding mates in 1.
OK. Here is another issue. Am I missing something? Puzzle #YlfUz. My move 19Bxf7 appears to be checkmate, although the puzzle thinks it is only check. But the puzzle says it is the wrong move and says the correct one is Qxf7, which is definitely only check and not mate. Am I right or am I missing something again?
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