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How to improve at puzzles (explaning puzzle ranges)

Inspired by one user, with made similar post.
First thing is puzzle streak is very good practise, generally
Around 1000-1700, usually they are common patterns what you see in games. You would observe that many more complex puzzles are composed of indivual simple tactics. Most moves are forced, allowing small amount of options. If want to be good at puzzles, have around 80% accuracy on those puzzles. You would observe even at 2300 level that you would find patterns form 1000-1700 range just mixed with more advanced. Next 1700-2000 unlike 1000-1700 they have uncommon pattern, they require more in depth calculation and intuition. And puzzle themes could be nested with other ideas. Next 2000-2100 those are brutal diffrences between puzzle difficultly goes extreme, you would think much longer than before 5-10mins tough patterns, obscure tactics, deep calculation. 2100-2300 you're used to calculate for long time, see difficult and tough ideas while calculating more than 3 moves, respect for you. 2300+
Madness beyond comprehension

Inspired by one user, with made similar post. First thing is puzzle streak is very good practise, generally Around 1000-1700, usually they are common patterns what you see in games. You would observe that many more complex puzzles are composed of indivual simple tactics. Most moves are forced, allowing small amount of options. If want to be good at puzzles, have around 80% accuracy on those puzzles. You would observe even at 2300 level that you would find patterns form 1000-1700 range just mixed with more advanced. Next 1700-2000 unlike 1000-1700 they have uncommon pattern, they require more in depth calculation and intuition. And puzzle themes could be nested with other ideas. Next 2000-2100 those are brutal diffrences between puzzle difficultly goes extreme, you would think much longer than before 5-10mins tough patterns, obscure tactics, deep calculation. 2100-2300 you're used to calculate for long time, see difficult and tough ideas while calculating more than 3 moves, respect for you. 2300+ Madness beyond comprehension

After explaning ranges
I suggest to switch between puzzle streak and puzzles, they should serve diffrent purpose. puzzle streak for training intuition, but puzzles for deep thoughts

After explaning ranges I suggest to switch between puzzle streak and puzzles, they should serve diffrent purpose. puzzle streak for training intuition, but puzzles for deep thoughts

Personally, I think puzzles should be a lot like chess - you should be willing to get the moves wrong, same as you should be willing to lose a game against a tough opponent.

I hate puzzles so I'm a bad person to give advice here, but I can tell that the blocker for me is that I genuinely don't want to do the puzzles. I'm not willing to actually learn from and study them. It takes way too much work.

Personally, I think puzzles should be a lot like chess - you should be willing to get the moves wrong, same as you should be willing to lose a game against a tough opponent. I hate puzzles so I'm a bad person to give advice here, but I can tell that the blocker for me is that I genuinely don't want to do the puzzles. I'm not willing to actually learn from and study them. It takes way too much work.

Also, it might help to focus on what rule or strategy you need to focus on recognizing more. I find certain puzzle solutions surprising at times because I completely forget that you're allowed to do certain things (ex: pinning) in chess in certain situations, and how I can leverage those situations to pull off more advanced tactics.

That being said, I don't think I've ever had a puzzle rating consistently above 2200.

Also, it might help to focus on what rule or strategy you need to focus on recognizing more. I find certain puzzle solutions surprising at times because I completely forget that you're allowed to do certain things (ex: pinning) in chess in certain situations, and how I can leverage those situations to pull off more advanced tactics. That being said, I don't think I've ever had a puzzle rating consistently above 2200.

I think for me @xDoubledragon it wasn't just about the puzzles being hard. It's that it felt like studying. And I don't like studying chess.

I think for me @xDoubledragon it wasn't just about the puzzles being hard. It's that it felt like studying. And I don't like studying chess.

@thefrickouttaherelol said in #6:

Even if you wanted to study chess, it would be still hard, I'm stuck at 2300 for years

@thefrickouttaherelol said in #6: > Even if you wanted to study chess, it would be still hard, I'm stuck at 2300 for years

I have trouble believing that I would get stuck at 2300-level puzzles. That being said, I haven't tried to climb. Any puzzle ratings I've had were a few days to a week of doing puzzles at best. I don't think I've ever consistently done them.

I have trouble believing that I would get stuck at 2300-level puzzles. That being said, I haven't tried to climb. Any puzzle ratings I've had were a few days to a week of doing puzzles at best. I don't think I've ever consistently done them.

@thefrickouttaherelol said in #8:

My friend, you don't even know if you're going to get here. Already at 2100+ puzzles are very difficult. 2300+ are extremely tough.

@thefrickouttaherelol said in #8: > My friend, you don't even know if you're going to get here. Already at 2100+ puzzles are very difficult. 2300+ are extremely tough.

One day I'll train puzzles for a bit and see how far I can get. But unlike chess, I get a feeling that I could climb to elite puzzle levels much more easily.

One day I'll train puzzles for a bit and see how far I can get. But unlike chess, I get a feeling that I could climb to elite puzzle levels much more easily.

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