Interesting Puzzle

Originally posted by heinzkat
If you claim Chess is Art, then you should above all appreciate Composed works of Art.

it's because I can see beauty in all chess puzzles, they don't have to be nut jobs 🙂

OK I appreciate compositions, I just don't like spending my time over them.

Originally posted by philidor position
you mean alternative? I don't understand. I also didn't get the joke about popeye and feeling at home.

all accepted moves have to be above 1.75. I think there are other details like if there is a mate, a non mating move isn't accepted in Standard even if it's greater than 1.75, but is accepted in blitz, or that if the difference between two moves that are above 1.75 is greater than x, the lower one isn't accepted, etc.

No, if there is an advantage to be achieved, it is at least "+1.75" according to the computer? And the second best move is "+0.00"? (I could not find this in the FAQs last time I checked)

Anyway. Perhaps I am a bit too harsh in discommending ChessTempo, just because I don't understand its positions, but who cares about my opinion anyway. Another thing I noticed is that I am apparently (not sure?) being served the "hardest positions" there, perhaps the positions & solutions make more sense in the lower rating regions & higher solve percentages. Although the ones I do now, are solved by roughly 50%, so I'm not so sure how come there are so few with 2200+ ratings...? (notice I'm not even good at this game and I am already in top 20 there without trying 😕)

Originally posted by heinzkat
No, if there is an advantage to be achieved, it is at least "+1.75" according to the computer? And the second best move is "+0.00"? (I could not find this in the FAQs last time I checked)

Anyway. Perhaps I am a bit too harsh in discommending ChessTempo, just because I don't understand its positions, but who cares about my opinion anyway. Another thing I ...[text shortened]... lved by roughly 50%, so I'm not so sure how come there are so few with 2200+ ratings...?

I'm touching 1700 on CT, and I don't find the positions hard to understand. If I don't I ask, and promptly understand. maybe above my rating there are problems that are hard to understand, but CT remains an unbelievably handy tool for anyone trying to improve their tactics, especially for those with moderate ability or starting out

Originally posted by heinzkat
No, if there is an advantage to be achieved, it is at least "+1.75" according to the computer? And the second best move is "+0.00"? (I could not find this in the FAQs last time I checked)

Anyway. Perhaps I am a bit too harsh in discommending ChessTempo, just because I don't understand its positions, but who cares about my opinion anyway. Another thing I tice I'm not even good at this game and I am already in top 20 there without trying 😕)

sorry, I still don't get it. there's no limit to what the score of the second best move can be. there are some kill or die positions where you have to mate, and the second best move gets you mated. for a move to be accepted by the system as an alternative solution, it too has to be above 1.75.

and, let's say 1.Rxc3 is the correct first move. after 1...bxc3, if your 2.Qd5+ wins a rook and 2.Qf3+ draws, and you play 2.Qf3, the problem will be counted wrong. there's no reward for getting the first move right and fail in the continuation. every single move you make has to be above 1.75 for the problem not be counted wrong.

Originally posted by orion25
I'm touching 1700 on CT, and I don't find the positions hard to understand. If I don't I ask, and promptly understand. maybe above my rating there are problems that are hard to understand, but CT remains an unbelievably handy tool for anyone trying to improve their tactics, especially for those with moderate ability or starting out

you eventually get to understand problems at a level you didn't understand before.

once I reached a plateau and started getting problems that I just couldn't understand. I struggled on and on and I finally decided to switch to "easy" mode where the average of the problems I get are 200 points lower than my rating. I broke my rating barrier and as I moved up, I finally reached another plateau where I get the same level of questions as the previous plateau, and this time I do understand most of them.

Originally posted by philidor position
white moves first in that puzzle. so the king is on a2.

The "can't have a PGN with black to play" bug is annoying. 😠

Originally posted by philidor position
you eventually get to understand problems at a level you didn't understand before.

once I reached a plateau and started getting problems that I just couldn't understand. I struggled on and on and I finally decided to switch to "easy" mode where the average of the problems I get are 200 points lower than my rating. I broke my rating barrier and ...[text shortened]... same level of questions as the previous plateau, and this time I do understand most of them.

The problem is - I don't even WANT to understand at all why the computer likes these moves 😕 - the positions are simply too crappy (as complained about before 😉)

I don't like it because I don't understand it - clueless as to what is asked from me 🙁

Originally posted by heinzkat
The problem is - I don't even WANT to understand at all why the computer likes these moves 😕 - the positions are simply too crappy (as complained about before 😉)

I don't like it because I don't understand it - clueless as to what is asked from me 🙁

so we're running in circles again. bye interesting puzzle thread. I'm gonna miss you. 🙁

Originally posted by philidor position
so we're running in circles again. bye interesting puzzle thread. I'm gonna miss you. 🙁

Well the interesting puzzle has been dead for almost a month already

Originally posted by philidor position
so we're running in circles again. bye interesting puzzle thread. I'm gonna miss you. 🙁

There must be a "best" ChessTempo puzzle somewhere available as considered by its users, do you have an idea?

Originally posted by heinzkat
There must be a "best" ChessTempo puzzle somewhere available as considered by its users, do you have an idea?

I don't think so. but if you're a member, you can search within problems only rated 5 stars voted by the users.

this is the first the system gave me in 5 star problems (voted by users) above 2100:



this is pretty hard but nice. white to move.

Originally posted by philidor position
I don't think so. but if you're a member, you can search within problems only rated 5 stars voted by the users.

this is the first the system gave me in 5 star problems (voted by users) above 2100:

[fen]8/1R3b1r/3R4/1k6/4N3/5P2/n1p2K2/8 b - - 6 40[/fen]

this is pretty hard but nice. white to move.

Rxb5 I WIN

Originally posted by philidor position
I don't think so. but if you're a member, you can search within problems only rated 5 stars voted by the users.

this is the first the system gave me in 5 star problems (voted by users) above 2100:

[fen]8/1R3b1r/3R4/1k6/4N3/5P2/n1p2K2/8 b - - 6 40[/fen]

this is pretty hard but nice. white to move.

i think there is something wrong with that FEN

Originally posted by heinzkat
Rxb5 I WIN

Not if it's giveaway chess ... Nb4 Rxb4 Bc4 Rxc4 c1Q Rxc1 Rc7 Rxc7

Originally posted by SwissGambit
Not if it's giveaway chess ... Nb4 Rxb4 Bc4 Rxc4 c1Q Rxc1 Rc7 Rxc7

Yeah then you're screwed