Do you think taht doing puzzles is more important than playing real game ?

Hi,

i'm asking myself this question because i just restart to do a lot of puzzles these days and i have reached 1700 elo, that's great ! But the problem is that i still suffer to find my moves in real games and i make a LOT of blunders so i'm asking myself if i should do more puzzles and play less or play more and do less puzzles ?
Thanks for you response in advance !

Ahoy

Chess is a game and it's supposed to be entertaining, so just do whatever is fun for you.

However, if you like winning and want to improve, bullet doesn't help. Blitz might be useful for stronger players, but if you are just starting out... not the best time control. For improvement, the slower the better. Puzzles are always cool. Disregard puzzle rating, focus on your succes rate instead. Slow down, focus, get them right. Don't guess.

At your level, a book or a course for beginners might be also a good idea.

That being said, it's just a game to play and enjoy. There are enough sad, stressed out grandmasters out there. Have fun

play more real games and do less puzzles period

Yeah puzzles are more important than playing real games cuz we get an approach towards the game how too react in different situiations...

I do the puzzles - 100’s a day. Supposed to do the “best” move but the reality is it’s only the best move that whomever programmed the game thinks it is. Half the time it’s is NOT the best move and makes absolutely no chess sense. Two or three moves further you lost. Apparently accuracy is’t important.

Comparison:

You are practicing penalties, corners and free kicks without severe consequences and no time pressure.

Not bad, but it takes much more to become a good soccer player.

So, playing and analyzing is the real meat.

Soccer?

The thing about doing puzzles is that you are already told that there is 'something' in the position to find. In regular play that isn't usually the case and all that might be needed is a safe move that improves your position, but you end up burning valuable time looking for combinations that just aren't there right now.
An alternative is the '20-minute' exercise proposed by well-known coach Dan Heisman. Pick a random position from a GM game where there isn't an obvious forced move or recapture. Then spend about 20 minutes having a conversation with yourself about that position, to understand everything that's happening and work out what the best continuation is for whoever has the move. When you have decided how to proceed, reveal the moves and turn on your engine, and see how your chosen candidate move did versus what was actually played or recommended.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr_CoAxjj2U

Tactics puzzles are a good warm-up, but that is about it.
The key is play and analysis of lost games.