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Why is my puzzle rating going down?

I am so angry, I can solve these easy puzzles and all of a sudden the puzzles are becoming harder and harder and I lose rating, I feel like crying 😭 why is it like that. My puzzle rating went down badly and I am afraid I would bring it back to 1900 or not 😭

I am so angry, I can solve these easy puzzles and all of a sudden the puzzles are becoming harder and harder and I lose rating, I feel like crying 😭 why is it like that. My puzzle rating went down badly and I am afraid I would bring it back to 1900 or not 😭

Is it possible for me to bring it to 1900😭

Is it possible for me to bring it to 1900😭

@BossOfBosses It can be frustrating but don't fear the truth. Keep solving them and see how low it goes before improving again. I have fluctuated between 2200 and 1800. Reasons for poor performance can be

  1. playing too many puzzles in a day
  2. playing too fast (often times on the followup moves)
  3. dumb oversights
  4. variations in the types of puzzles at different levels. (sometimes it seem like puzzles between 1950-2050 are easier for me to solve than puzzles between 1850-1950 - so if I begin to slip in rating, I will quickly backslide to a lower rating and struggle to regain lost ground)
@BossOfBosses It can be frustrating but don't fear the truth. Keep solving them and see how low it goes before improving again. I have fluctuated between 2200 and 1800. Reasons for poor performance can be 1. playing too many puzzles in a day 2. playing too fast (often times on the followup moves) 3. dumb oversights 4. variations in the types of puzzles at different levels. (sometimes it seem like puzzles between 1950-2050 are easier for me to solve than puzzles between 1850-1950 - so if I begin to slip in rating, I will quickly backslide to a lower rating and struggle to regain lost ground)

And I want l lichess to remove puzzle ratings does anyone agree ?

And I want l lichess to remove puzzle ratings does anyone agree ?

Thank you clutchnutz, but I am so discouraged since it has gone down badly 😥

Thank you clutchnutz, but I am so discouraged since it has gone down badly 😥

Puzzles you get at 1800 rating are pretty nice actually, they are more relevant to the difficulty of the tactics that occur in real games compared to ones you get at higher ratings. It's useful to keep your puzzle rating at 1800 to get these nice practice puzzles so just enjoy them. And if you feel like they are becoming too easy, try solving them under a minute.

Puzzles you get at 1800 rating are pretty nice actually, they are more relevant to the difficulty of the tactics that occur in real games compared to ones you get at higher ratings. It's useful to keep your puzzle rating at 1800 to get these nice practice puzzles so just enjoy them. And if you feel like they are becoming too easy, try solving them under a minute.

The rating is just there to indicate the level of difficulty. I think its an useful feature.
Take your time and it will go back up.

The rating is just there to indicate the level of difficulty. I think its an useful feature. Take your time and it will go back up.

@BossOfBosses

"I want l lichess to remove puzzle ratings does anyone agree ?"
lol Yes, I agree. (but you know that)

"but I am so discouraged since it has gone down badly"
Man up and go for it! This is a game of war.

@BossOfBosses "I want l lichess to remove puzzle ratings does anyone agree ?" lol Yes, I agree. (but you know that) "but I am so discouraged since it has gone down badly" Man up and go for it! This is a game of war.

I continously started solving the puzzles I am at 1900, all because of you guys, thank you so much

I continously started solving the puzzles I am at 1900, all because of you guys, thank you so much
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