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Does solving puzzle help?

#1

I have been solving puzzle daily now for two weeks. I was just curious, is it possible one get so good at solving puzzles without seeing an improvement in the game.

I have been solving puzzle daily now for two weeks. I was just curious, is it possible one get so good at solving puzzles without seeing an improvement in the game.
#2

No no, its impossible. If you solve puzzles you improve in solving then and in playing games. Maybe puzzles on that rating rank are too easy for you or you are solving them too fast. You will improve more if you think a bit. And the best thing to improve is to think about position on your real life chess board (if you have it). Believe me, you will improve with solving puzzles.
Regards, ChessBud!

No no, its impossible. If you solve puzzles you improve in solving then and in playing games. Maybe puzzles on that rating rank are too easy for you or you are solving them too fast. You will improve more if you think a bit. And the best thing to improve is to think about position on your real life chess board (if you have it). Believe me, you will improve with solving puzzles. Regards, ChessBud!
#4

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Regards, ChessBud!

Its nice to hear that @Noblitzonlyrapid! I have some studies for opening and opening traps. So if you want just Private message me! Regards, ChessBud!
#5

um, there was recently a few threads pondering the same precise question --- do puzzles help you play better, does solving puzzles help your game, and why? also, why are there a number of super highly rated puzzle masters (2600 and up) who have game ratings hundreds of points below their puzzle rating. one of the conclusions: puzzles don't help all that much ----- maybe beyond a certain point..... for me, puzzles are mostly fun, once you get to a certain point.... i don't believe they help that much, at least once you get beyond a puzzle rating of 2000.

um, there was recently a few threads pondering the same precise question --- do puzzles help you play better, does solving puzzles help your game, and why? also, why are there a number of super highly rated puzzle masters (2600 and up) who have game ratings hundreds of points below their puzzle rating. one of the conclusions: puzzles don't help all that much ----- maybe beyond a certain point..... for me, puzzles are mostly fun, once you get to a certain point.... i don't believe they help that much, at least once you get beyond a puzzle rating of 2000.
#6

I think it depends on your weaknesses in games. If you have trouble with tactics, then solving puzzles can help improve your game. But if your problem in games is more related to positional choices, endgames, opening theory, etc. then tactics may not help that much. Also, if you are prone to a lot of blunders then the advantages you gain from tactical training can be lost in a single move.

I think it depends on your weaknesses in games. If you have trouble with tactics, then solving puzzles can help improve your game. But if your problem in games is more related to positional choices, endgames, opening theory, etc. then tactics may not help that much. Also, if you are prone to a lot of blunders then the advantages you gain from tactical training can be lost in a single move.
#7

Yes, at my rating it helps somewhat, mainly not to blunder in 1 move, or sometimes play for attack, but at higher rating I think analysing games is more important. At some point you need to do something more than looking for those forks and pins in dozens of random puzzles.

Yes, at my rating it helps somewhat, mainly not to blunder in 1 move, or sometimes play for attack, but at higher rating I think analysing games is more important. At some point you need to do something more than looking for those forks and pins in dozens of random puzzles.
#10

There is a major problem with puzzle solving, you're told it's a puzzle. If you don't look for the tactics in a real game, it doesn't matter how many puzzles you solve. (Most have a puzzle rating significantly higher their other ratings according to https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/whats-your-puzzle-rating.)

Seeing the same pattern until it's second nature will allow you to see that specific pattern in an actual game, but just one varied detail may make you overlook it completely. If you watch GM games, they think (or used to think) for a long time even when there's a tactic available. This is partially due to looking for a quicker and/or cleaner win, but they also have hundreds of thousands of pattern to shift through.

There is a major problem with puzzle solving, you're told it's a puzzle. If you don't look for the tactics in a real game, it doesn't matter how many puzzles you solve. (Most have a puzzle rating significantly higher their other ratings according to https://lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/whats-your-puzzle-rating.) Seeing the same pattern until it's second nature will allow you to see that specific pattern in an actual game, but just one varied detail may make you overlook it completely. If you watch GM games, they think (or used to think) for a long time even when there's a tactic available. This is partially due to looking for a quicker and/or cleaner win, but they also have hundreds of thousands of pattern to shift through.

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