Originally posted by Ron DrumsWith rare exceptions, when I've found a solution I don't understand CTS I've missed something. If you have an engine handy, put the position into it and see what it says.
I find some of the solutions to the problems on Chess Tactics Server (http://chess.emrald.net/index.php) that seem not to make any sense. Is it me, or do others find the same thing?
Originally posted by SchumiI wish they where rare exceptions 😀
With rare exceptions, when I've found a solution I don't understand CTS I've missed something. If you have an engine handy, put the position into it and see what it says.
I think winboard has an engine, just haven't figured why I can't get that to work either.
I find this problem much less pronounced on CTS than on CT. On CTS, as others have already stated, there is almost always one, and only one, correct response. If you played something else you probably missed the motif completely.
On CT this is not the case. They have lots of problems with lots of great move opportunities, but only one 'most correct' move. All other moves are incorrect, no matter what advantage you would have in playing that line.
The most frustrating of these is forced mate situations. On CT if you see a mate in 6, but there was also a mate in 5, then your answer is incorrect. It doesn't matter if both lines are forced or not. This is very frustrating because I stop looking for better moves once I see a forced mate. I suspect most others do as well.
Originally posted by TippedKingI agree with that.
I find this problem much less pronounced on CTS than on CT. On CTS, as others have already stated, there is almost always one, and only one, correct response. If you played something else you probably missed the motif completely.
On CT this is not the case. They have lots of problems with lots of great move opportunities, but only one 'most correct' ...[text shortened]... I stop looking for better moves once I see a forced mate. I suspect most others do as well.
I find chess tempo to be easier to use, but lots of time there are multple soltions and as you point out the system rates a mate in 2 as correct and a mate in 3 as incorrect.