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Lichess Puzzles are too easy.

Let that sink in: some puzzles took me hours/days including „cheating“, i.e. moving the pieces in another app and trying out some ideas.
@Sarg0n I have never cheated if that is what you are trying to say. I had been stuck at 2700 for a long time.
If puzzles are too easy, try to solve them using just your own brain...
@Brno7 What is the problem? Maybe whenever you see someone with more puzzle rating you are like "Oooh I bet he cheated!"
Why do you think it is not possible for someone with lower rating than you to have waay more puzzle rating than you?
I do use my own brain and think a lot over each puzzle but after reaching 2800 the puzzles are really easy, though they usually give +1 and occasionally a +0.
I know many people cheat in lichess puzzles but believe me I am not one of them
I totally disagree. Many of the puzzles are crazy. Some of them I have got right through intuitive thinking. Then I try to understand why I got it right and it still makes no sense. I can get up to 2400 if I take my time on a good day. But 2200 seems to be my level for them.
As I said in another thread (another guy boasting he's rated 2600+ in puzzles), you have often the choice of many good initial moves. Unless using computer assistance (or be a GM), it's just impossible to select the good one.
Now, if you are so good, why don't you play correspondence chess ? You will reach probably 3000 !!
What makes many of the puzzles so crazy hard is that they have red herrings that look good; if I can see through them and get to what matters then I am in business.
We have two more people thinking that is not possible for someone less than 2200 to have 2800 puzzle rating!
The truth is tactics is my strength, I am good at spotting combinations and tactics but the problem is that I most of the time can't spot a tactic in a game.

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