puzzles are unfair
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Fetoxo
2 days ago
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#1
When I solve a puzzle correctly, I get 5-8 points. When I make a mistake in a puzzle, I lose 15-20 points.
2 days ago
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#2
Yesterday I solved 3 and failed 12, and my rating still went up.
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2 days ago
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#5
Yesterday my starting puzzle rating was 1401, I solved 3 and failed 12, my final rating was 1424.
hi
2 days ago
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#8
I don't know what to say, it's what I can see on my puzzle stats.
It is possible because you can get points for partially solved puzzles
2 days ago
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#10
I did partially solve 5.
So that puts me on 3 solved, 5 partially solved, 7 failed.
Also it is true that at high puzzle rating (like Fetoxo's 2500+) there is significant difference between points you get for solving a puzzle (typically +5) and not solving it (typically -15)
This is not the case for low or average puzzle rating (like thereturnofthesnowfox's 1400+)
Btw, the problem is quite old:
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/why-puzzles-often-only-5-but-15