Extremely low rated puzzles - Chess Forums - Page 3

ExplosivePhrog · 2025-05-21T05:18:20-07:00

I am around 2850 puzzles, but consistently get puzzles below 2000. I calculated the average rating of the last 25 puzzles I got, and it was around 2050. I also calculated the average puzzle ratings for some friends, and some were much higher despite being lower rated in puzzles than me. Is this a bu

Martin_Stahl

5 days ago

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#41

benediktb5b wrote:

I always get +5 0r -20 too.

12 of your last 25 have been +10 or higher

yaawu

5 days ago

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#42

Martin_Stahl wrote:

TheManWithNo_Name wrote:.

Why cant the puzzle difficulty just adjust the higher or lower you get like before? Seems a pointless change. Anyway what’s done is done, maybe someone has to justify their salary 😂

It still does. The higher your puzzle rating the higher the top of the puzzle selection rating band will be. All difficulty settings basically have different bands but they're still based on your current rating.

When I did a batch of puzzles, after the change, Hard gave me a very similar feel on the puzzle as they were before the change. Or maybe slightly more on the lower end of the rating range.

I can share some statistics on that from today. For a rating of 2.6k-2.7k, standard gave me puzzles with an average of 1759, hard 1875 and extra hard 2121 (all averaged over 25 puzzles).

What still seems very odd to me is, for example, standard and hard gave me many puzzles arround 1.8k. And the puzzles on hard were indeed much more difficult. While thats what one would expect, why do the puzzles have the same rating then?

YellowFierce

5 days ago

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#43

some more statistics: my puzzle rating is hovering at 1690-1750 since a while now. the last few puzzles i got were: standard: below 1000 elo for about 30-40 puzzles, with the exeption of 2 puzzles, one 1800,one 1159. Hard: 1200 elo avaerage for 7 puzzles. Extra Hard: 1200-1300 elo avaverage for 7 puzzles

lascar2025

5 days ago

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#44

yes and before for an elo at 2600 2700, we had problems between 2200 and 2800, so it's as if they had made us lower our level, it's completely useless, and the difficulty level option distorts all comparisons, why do they do such stupid things?

viaanrai

5 days ago

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#45

im not getting extra hard puzzles

so puzzles is too easy

Puttpurtle

5 days ago

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#46

TheManWithNo_Name wrote:

Martin_Stahl wrote:

The setting is new and was just released a couple of days ago. The setting should be coming to the apps in future updates.

There are quite a few differences between the site and apps

Why cant the puzzle difficulty just adjust the higher or lower you get like before? Seems a pointless change. Anyway what’s done is done, maybe someone has to justify their salary 😂

Actually, I agree with this. If we can't master the lower rated puzzles why do we deserve to see the higher rated stuff?

TheManWithNo_Name

5 days ago

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#47

lascar2025 wrote:

yes and before for an elo at 2600 2700, we had problems between 2200 and 2800, so it's as if they had made us lower our level, it's completely useless, and the difficulty level option distorts all comparisons, why do they do such stupid things?

Yeh, now I can get 5 points for every easy puzzle and eventually be rated 100000. Is this now gta? Am I grinding? And who knows how good anyone is at tactics by looking at their rating.

Gratiai

5 days ago

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#48

My puzzle rating was almost always around 1700. I made it over 2000 a few times, but not by much more. Suddenly, my rating is now 3600 and steadily climbing. I don’t know how to check the ratings of the puzzles, but they are so easy there is zero challenge. It was fun and gratifying—briefly—but it quickly became boring and pointless. I guess I’m not the only one noticing a dramatic difference in the puzzles.

Martin_Stahl

5 days ago

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#49

GratiaC wrote:

My puzzle rating was almost always around 1700. I made it over 2000 a few times, but not by much more. Suddenly, my rating is now 3600 and steadily climbing. I don’t know how to check the ratings of the puzzles, but they are so easy there is zero challenge. It was fun and gratifying—briefly—but it quickly became boring and pointless. I guess I’m not the only one noticing a dramatic difference in the puzzles.

You should increase to Hard or Extra Hard

Martin_Stahl

5 days ago

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#50

Puttpurtle wrote:

TheManWithNo_Name wrote:

Martin_Stahl wrote:

The setting is new and was just released a couple of days ago. The setting should be coming to the apps in future updates.

There are quite a few differences between the site and apps

Why cant the puzzle difficulty just adjust the higher or lower you get like before? Seems a pointless change. Anyway what’s done is done, maybe someone has to justify their salary 😂

Actually, I agree with this. If we can't master the lower rated puzzles why do we deserve to see the higher rated stuff?

You'll see a range of ratings, some higher and on the Standard difficulty you'll like see a larger portion below your rating.

yaawu

5 days ago

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#51

GratiaC wrote:

My puzzle rating was almost always around 1700. I made it over 2000 a few times, but not by much more. Suddenly, my rating is now 3600 and steadily climbing. I don’t know how to check the ratings of the puzzles, but they are so easy there is zero challenge. It was fun and gratifying—briefly—but it quickly became boring and pointless. I guess I’m not the only one noticing a dramatic difference in the puzzles.

Just looked at your puzzle history, thats hilorious. You are rated far over 3000 and continuously get absolutely trivial puzzles rated well below 1000, not just once, its basically every puzzle. That can't be the intended "standard" difficulty. Those puzzles are completely ridiculous.

Martin_Stahl

5 days ago

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#52

GratiaC wrote:

My puzzle rating was almost always around 1700. I made it over 2000 a few times, but not by much more. Suddenly, my rating is now 3600 and steadily climbing. I don’t know how to check the ratings of the puzzles, but they are so easy there is zero challenge. It was fun and gratifying—briefly—but it quickly became boring and pointless. I guess I’m not the only one noticing a dramatic difference in the puzzles.

I reported your specific situation. That certainly doesn't seem intended. How are you doing puzzles? Website or app?

CrossCheckKing

5 days ago

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#53

Yeah the new puzzles are definitely broken. And if it's up to the users to adjust their own difficulty, then you can't compare users' puzzle ratings anymore. If people wanted to practice a wide range of puzzle difficulties, then custom puzzles was the option. Ranked should really be around your current ranking to measure puzzle ability.

darwinism7988

5 days ago

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#54

CrossCheckKing wrote:

Yeah the new puzzles are definitely broken. And if it's up to the users to adjust their own difficulty, then you can't compare users' puzzle ratings anymore. If people wanted to practice a wide range of puzzle difficulties, then custom puzzles was the option. Ranked should really be around your current ranking to measure puzzle ability.

Over 3900?!!!!!!!!!!111

2_Corinthians_7_2-4

5 days ago

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#55

Big_Drain wrote:

I'm literally in the EXACT same situation getting offered way too many stupid easy puzzles at 3300 rating

Me too Im like gaining +200 rating points in Puzzles and Im checking the rating of the puzzles and their like 1000 less then my puzzles rating!

sundwarf

5 days ago

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#56

My son has experienced similar issues - his puzzles rating hovered around 2250-2500 until 2 days ago. He started to get very long winning streaks then i started noticing he has been getting puzzles with difficulty ratings of 1000-1500.

TheManWithNo_Name

5 days ago

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#57

The mob is angry.

Puttpurtle

5 days ago

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#58

Martin_Stahl wrote:

GratiaC wrote:

My puzzle rating was almost always around 1700. I made it over 2000 a few times, but not by much more. Suddenly, my rating is now 3600 and steadily climbing. I don’t know how to check the ratings of the puzzles, but they are so easy there is zero challenge. It was fun and gratifying—briefly—but it quickly became boring and pointless. I guess I’m not the only one noticing a dramatic difference in the puzzles.

I reported your specific situation. That certainly doesn't seem intended. How are you doing puzzles? Website or app?

Martin, do look at the puzzles I'm getting too. I only switched to Hard mode 12 hours ago. Still hit 3100.

With the algorithm prior to the patch, the past week i was struggling to maintain 2000.

Puttpurtle

5 days ago

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#59

Bring back the old algorithm, I reckon.

Unless you know something I don't, Martin, I don't see this new patch to be of any benefit.

Puttpurtle

5 days ago

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#60

Also, one other important question. When is a patch important enough we get a clear announcement?

I feel we weren't told about this and I don't know about the others but I found out here.