the key to getting better at this game is to practice until your brain melts and your hands fall off
yes
You guys still have brains?
yeah of course
Damn that must be nice
What's it like, I've never had one?
I cant remember anymore
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I have found the woodpecker method to make a noticeable difference. Less missed wins, faster noticing threats my opponents have.
https://www.chess.com/blog/SheldonOfOsaka/the-woodpecker-method-a-review
the way im trying to solve puzles is before to start calculating anything try to analize the position and try to classified what kind of problem is and see if there are unprotected pieces and squares and king safety and so on ,and then using te method of Checks, Captures and Treats to determinate the candidate moves and after that calculate the diferent lines. I will reach 2200 soon in problems and i use that metodh on correpondece games too where i have more time.
My advice would be to:
Consistency is more important than long sessions. Solve a few puzzles daily to keep your tactical vision sharp.
Sites like Chess.com or Lichess offer good puzzle modes and difficulty scaling.
Instead of just finding the right move, try to recognize why it works.
Look for recurring ideas: forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks, back-rank mates, removal of the defender, etc.
Group your puzzles by theme: mate in 2, forks, pins, etc. You can do it by going into Puzzles > Custom Puzzles.
When you get a tactic wrong, take time to fully understand the idea.
Ask: What did I miss? What should I have seen? This turns errors into learning gold.
Try to solve puzzles without moving pieces (in your head). This builds board vision - crucial for OTB play.
Easy puzzles help you see patterns quickly.
Harder puzzles stretch your calculation skills and help with real-game complexity.
Recently I reached a puzzles rating of 3000 and I would like to share some thoughts I have with you…
Doing puzzles taught me two things:
1.Different patterns, so Ι know what Ι am looking for, during my game
2.Calculation
About calculation that is the reason that I never liked puzzle rush 3-5min. I mean, in a real game when I believe that there is a tactic I may spending 3-5 minutes to calculate to see if I can find this winning move. That is why I always take my time during puzzles, never be in a hurry.
I have also realized that the strategy for finding the solution to a puzzle no matter how difficult is, is the following:
First I am looking for checks, then for captures and last for threats.
At the 3000 rating though, probably it is a combination of all these and with different patterns.
Now something important, that I really believe that made the difference to me and got me from 2800 to 3000. I have noticed that when I play a game if I don’t feel confident or I am in bad mood probably I am going to loose, the same happens for puzzles too. I always try to feel certain that I will find the solution even if at first it seems like impossible, and looking for weaknesses, or undefended pieces and I try to combine ideas.
I agree with others that said that consistency is important. I don’t feel bad if I am not solving many puzzles per session, I think what I should aim is to take my time to calculate the position, even if that means only one or two puzzles per session. Of course, when I review my mistakes I also analyze the lines that I calculated before, to see how accurate I was and why my ideas were wrong.
I don’t know if any, maybe stronger than me at puzzles, would like to add or correct something to my ideas.
Discussing puzzles with friends (online or irl) turns out to be really fun ! Especially if you can get someone slightly above your level, it can help a lot 
I would probably do a few puzzles per day, based on what tactics you missed during games. Like if you missed a fork, work on those so you don't miss those again. Then use puzzle rush, first with survival. Try to get as much as you can by taking your time. Then try to do it little bit quicker. As soon as you feel confident, do the rapid 5 min one. After this, you can do 3 min if you are really sure you can do well. I do this on a daily basis and it has helped me find out what I missed during games. Also, my rating has increased by 200 points. Another thing is the woodpecker method. It's underrated but really useful. For this method, you have to solve a given set of like 25 puzzles in a week. Then take a week break. Then solve 25 within 5 days. Then keep going with less time until you can solve it within an hour. Hope this helps!
I would probably do a few puzzles per day, based on what tactics you missed during games. Like if you missed a fork, work on those so you don't miss those again. Then use puzzle rush, first with survival. Try to get as much as you can by taking your time. Then try to do it little bit quicker. As soon as you feel confident, do the rapid 5 min one. After this, you can do 3 min if you are really sure you can do well. I do this on a daily basis and it has helped me find out what I missed during games. Also, my rating has increased by 200 points. Another thing is the woodpecker method. It's underrated but really useful. For this method, you have to solve a given set of like 25 puzzles in a week. Then take a week break. Then solve 25 within 5 days. Then keep going with less time until you can solve it within an hour. Hope this helps!
I can do any 25 puzzles or specific positions in the woodpecker method?
I would probably do a few puzzles per day, based on what tactics you missed during games. Like if you missed a fork, work on those so you don't miss those again. Then use puzzle rush, first with survival. Try to get as much as you can by taking your time. Then try to do it little bit quicker. As soon as you feel confident, do the rapid 5 min one. After this, you can do 3 min if you are really sure you can do well. I do this on a daily basis and it has helped me find out what I missed during games. Also, my rating has increased by 200 points. Another thing is the woodpecker method. It's underrated but really useful. For this method, you have to solve a given set of like 25 puzzles in a week. Then take a week break. Then solve 25 within 5 days. Then keep going with less time until you can solve it within an hour. Hope this helps!
I can do any 25 puzzles or specific positions in the woodpecker method?
Do whatever as long as you do something. If you are particularly bad at endgames or want to strengthen your familiarity in certain positions you can divide them by opening .
the key to getting better at this game is to practice until your brain melts and your hands fall off
yes
You guys still have brains?
yeah of course