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Hello everyone.

I lately got past 2000 in puzzles for the first time however in bullet i am 1350...
Never tried other formats so far. Is it normal?

Hello everyone. I lately got past 2000 in puzzles for the first time however in bullet i am 1350... Never tried other formats so far. Is it normal?

sajdragon0

#2

play classical or rapid It's normal because your rating is rasing

BladeSpirit

#3

I will try. Time is never enough.
Bullet is growing steadily but slowly. Ok is intuition and prep mainly but difference is really high.
I think i can play over 1400 if really in a good day but is waaay below 2000.

I will try. Time is never enough. Bullet is growing steadily but slowly. Ok is intuition and prep mainly but difference is really high. I think i can play over 1400 if really in a good day but is waaay below 2000.

Shiaxou

#4

It's perfectly normal.

As you can see I'm rated about 2000 in the different categories and almost 3000 in puzzles. Seems about right to me.

It's perfectly normal. As you can see I'm rated about 2000 in the different categories and almost 3000 in puzzles. Seems about right to me.

inmaniac edited

#5

@BladeSpirit

I've looked into this myself and I have seen a wide range with this. I've seen people who are WAY higher than me in strength with a puzzle rating that is lower. I think some people take the puzzles differently than others. I will look at the puzzle for 5 mins until I figure it out but a higher rated player may only give himself a min to get the answer and then try a move. On another site you can see the progress of a players puzzle solutions and the time they took on each puzzle. I've noticed that often when the player is really highly rated and yet has a puzzle rating close to mine that they spend less than a min on puzzles that I am spending 3 mins on mine.

I think that the puzzle rating is often a lot higher than the rating for games. For me I have a terrible problem with blundering when playing games. So my rapid rating is terrible. My puzzle rating is decent though.

@BladeSpirit I've looked into this myself and I have seen a wide range with this. I've seen people who are WAY higher than me in strength with a puzzle rating that is lower. I think some people take the puzzles differently than others. I will look at the puzzle for 5 mins until I figure it out but a higher rated player may only give himself a min to get the answer and then try a move. On another site you can see the progress of a players puzzle solutions and the time they took on each puzzle. I've noticed that often when the player is really highly rated and yet has a puzzle rating close to mine that they spend less than a min on puzzles that I am spending 3 mins on mine. I think that the puzzle rating is often a lot higher than the rating for games. For me I have a terrible problem with blundering when playing games. So my rapid rating is terrible. My puzzle rating is decent though.

BladeSpirit

#6

Makes sense. Thx everybody.
Suggestion to improve in quick formats?
Other than tricks.

Makes sense. Thx everybody. Suggestion to improve in quick formats? Other than tricks.

kenzaburo

#7

I think that if anyone is near 3000 in puzzles he could easily get 2500 blitz if he tried (sound strategy, safe moves, blunder fishing)

Shiaxou

#8

@BladeSpirit
@kenzaburo

#6: I got better by doing a lot of puzzles. We're talking several thousands over like, two months. This greatly improved my pattern recognition, and now I see far more mates and material wins than before.

I also worked a bit on openings, and I started to use openings I've seen in top level games. Lastly, I bought a book on endgames which I read occasionally.

#7: Really? :D I guess I just need to improve my endgames, because I'm pretty far from 2500 in blitz.

@BladeSpirit @kenzaburo #6: I got better by doing a lot of puzzles. We're talking several thousands over like, two months. This greatly improved my pattern recognition, and now I see far more mates and material wins than before. I also worked a bit on openings, and I started to use openings I've seen in top level games. Lastly, I bought a book on endgames which I read occasionally. #7: Really? :D I guess I just need to improve my endgames, because I'm pretty far from 2500 in blitz.

kenzaburo

#9

Yes. See basic tactics like a pin a fork, a double attack have a name. More andvanced ones doesn't have one. But they also imply some sort of geometrical pattern since you are able to spot them in a puzzle if you get focused enough you could try to get those mistakes from you oponnent (setting traps going for certain types of unobvious positions), and the tactics you "know" are quite advanced. So it wouldn't be strictly neccesary to get into the endgame to get those games.