Slightly Salty Puzzle Solving

I found a winning move in a chess puzzle that wasn't the right solution.
Apparently instead of the +2.3 after letting the engine sit wasn't good enough and I lost the puzzle because there was an, admittedly better (+7-9) move.

I understand why I failed, and admittedly I would have probably found a way to throw the game, but I still dislike the fact puzzles can fail you for getting into an easy to play and completely winning position

puzzle code if you want to see: lichess.org/training/mzNOW
(move I played that failed me shows as second on analysis if you are curious btw, don't want to spoil puzzle though if you are interested)

The puzzle says 'find the best move' and you didn't play the best move. You are complaining because?

I'm not that far off you in puzzle rating. Made the same mistake, lol. I had pondered the correct move but passed it up based on some risky assumptions (which were all the more tempting to give in to since by default thanks to arriving by the link I was playing unrated). After looking at the analyses for the correct and my answer, all is clear (admittedly some puzzles a bit higher than this one remain mysterious to me even after reviewing).

I have no issue with puzzle. As noted above, the game is very clearly about finding the best move, not any good one, and in this case the better answer seems better enough. Looking for a better move is a commonly given advice for good reason and I'm happy if the puzzles push that skill (and something I'd expect more of from higher rated puzzles).

> The puzzle says 'find the best move' and you didn't play the best move. You are complaining because?

I hate useless comments like this that add nothing to the conversation. It's a legitimate gripe - one that comes around because of computer selected puzzles. A trainer avoids puzzles like this in their own material purely because they aren't the best for learning.

Just like we can't always understand engine moves when they play games, we won't always agree with their puzzle variations.

Tal made a career out of, and became world champ, playing brilliant, complex and sometimes bad moves..

Chessable is the best place to do puzzles if you must have the computer feed them to you. By a book that a GM spent months or years compiling. It will serve you better.

@userfriendly2 said in #4:
> Tal made a career out of, and became world champ, playing brilliant, complex and sometimes bad moves..

Well, not really "bad" exactly. A bit flawed perhaps (but then he was often the only one back then able to figure that out). ;)