Point of Puzzles?
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I’m confused about Puzzles. Sometimes it’s just to trade a rook for a Queen. Sometimes it’s to get checkmate. Is part of the puzzle to figure out what the object of the puzzle is also?
I've been wondering the same thing myself 🤔
Jan 26, 2021
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It’s possible, on chess.com, to play puzzles in a mode where you restrict them to certain categories (like “pin” or “fork/double attack”) and certain rating ranges. The advice I’ve heard is to practice specific skills because it helps reinforce patterns of all the puzzles have the same idea. Once you’ve done a lot of puzzles that way, puzzle rush can be a way to practice speeding up or test what you’ve learned.
JimNayzium wrote:
I’m confused about Puzzles. Sometimes it’s just to trade a rook for a Queen. Sometimes it’s to get checkmate. Is part of the puzzle to figure out what the object of the puzzle is also?
Yes.
Paleobotanical wrote:
It’s possible, on chess.com, to play puzzles in a mode where you restrict them to certain categories (like “pin” or “fork/double attack”) and certain rating ranges. The advice I’ve heard is to practice specific skills because it helps reinforce patterns of all the puzzles have the same idea. Once you’ve done a lot of puzzles that way, puzzle rush can be a way to practice speeding up or test what you’ve learned.
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Yes. You have to work it out. Look for a move and then look for a better one. In a real chess game there is no one whispering a solution in your ear so puzzles are the same. They develop the skills of exploring different moves (candidate moves), calculation, and visualisation. In the puzzle look for forcing moves: checks, captures, and threats until your pattern recognition picks out a tactic. When you find something, verify it by calculation and check carefully for any moves that refute it, the puzzles defensive resource. Do this all in your head and, with regular practice, your chess will benefit.
Jan 27, 2021
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JimNayzium wrote:
I’m confused about Puzzles. Sometimes it’s just to trade a rook for a Queen. Sometimes it’s to get checkmate. Is part of the puzzle to figure out what the object of the puzzle is also?
You’re looking for a way to ‘resolve’ the current position into something more favourable. That could be checkmate, material gain, promoting a pawn, or in some cases (more rarely) you might have to find the only non-losing move. A lot of higher rated puzzles have a false lead - a move that appears to work but doesn’t, so it’s important to consider the opponents possible defences as well.
Jan 27, 2021
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In short, the point is to find the best move. It can be a checkmating sequence, it can be gain of material. In some rare cases, I believe it you'll need to force a draw when you are many pieces down (perpetual check for instance).
i have a question. how can myy opponent get 3 queens?
by the way i just started playing chess
earth2will wrote:
i have a question. how can myy opponent get 3 queens?
by the way i just started playing chess
By promoting pawns to queens. You aren't limited to only 1 copy on the board at a time, even though you only start with 1.
catmaster0 wrote:
earth2will wrote:
i have a question. how can myy opponent get 3 queens?
by the way i just started playing chess
By promoting pawns to queens. You aren't limited to only 1 copy on the board at a time, even though you only start with 1.
got that
