Puzzle Rush!

Puzzle Rush!

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Recently I have discovered the new chess training tool here called "Puzzle Rush".

My first impression is that it seems like an invaluable tool to hammer in core chess principles, like:

  • When you see a check, always give a check
  • Sac first, think later
  • Calculation is a waste of valuable time
  • You see a free queen, do not take it but look for a crazy sacrifice sequence for a checkmate
  • When you see a forced mate, also look for a crazy sacrifice sequence for a quicker checkmate
  • Material gain is always worth any positional concession, including the safety of your king
  • Always push a passed pawn
  • When promoting a pawn, consider which piece you want to promote to
  • Always en passant

Once all of the above are a part of your chess muscle memory, you might get far enough to find  puzzles to practice more advanced principles.

But what do I know? Judging from my puzzle rush scores, I have not mastered the elementary ones above ...