2700 Puzzle rating

Hey Guys. I got today to 2698in puzzles. So any time now I will get to 2700.

Now Im only 1700 rapid. I havent played in a while maybe I could be 1800 and thats a real maybe.. likely not.

So... is it normal to have 1000 points difference between puzzle and Rapid?  I know the answer is yes but whats your score? How nornal is it?

Thanks.

I don't think puzzle rating has any concrete meaning. This system of attributing points, which does not penalize you if you get the first move right and the rest wrong ( and which therefore makes you increase your rating more and more ) is designed to encourage the user to continue solving puzzles, making him believe that he has great calculation skills... Subtle psychology.

As I understand it, solving puzzles is important, you have to solve many of them and with a correct method, but their rating measures little or nothing.

Clearly Chess.com want to encourage players to keep playing which means over-inflating numbers and massaging egos. Best not to attach any real meaning to numbers (though it's very human to want to). I only do puzzles and play bots and it's easy to come away thinking I'm a great player from the numbers when I know for a fact I'm very average.

Puzzle rating is really just it's own thing yet a high puzzle score shows knowledge & learning. Excellent rating. 🙂

Congrats, that's kinda fun (:

Tbh tho, puzzle rating doesn't matter and isn't necessary for anyone, it's really just the puzzles that help you

Also, a lot of players have somehow exploited the code for the puzzles, giving them huge ratings, anyone know how this is aloud?

if you have a diamond (or platinum/gold) membership I'm pretty sure you get unlimited puzzles, which allow you to quickly climb to the 2500s+, so it's not all that special

lol ur username

It's normal in a sense that a lot of players have it. Most players, however, do not.

I guess most players play tactics puzzles in exactly the same way as they play chess. They "think" for a couple of seconds and play a good-looking semi-random move and hope that it works. These guys won't get +1000.

Any player who is willing to calculate and think, +1000 is perfectly doable.

I'm only at 1200 in puzzles : (

What about it?

Puzzle ratings tend to reflect your tactical skills and ability to find specific moves in isolated positions, while rapid (or any other time control) ratings encompass a wider range of skills, including strategic understanding, positional play and time management.