Seems like 70% of the objectives are to establish check or mate, but occasionally the trainer wants me to take back a piece or improve my position. I dont always understand what it wants. Sometimes a better move is not the solution. It isnt obvious in many cases. What am I missing?
Does it want me to choose the best move per puzzle? If so, is there a checklist I need to mentally run through on each puzzle/move/mate? Forgive the nob question.
Tactics training will slowly resolve this problem over time. Sounds daft but the solution to your problem is probably to do a lot of tactics training. Good luck.
In fact, read a good book on tactical patterns. I think dan heisman did a good one called something like back to basics, though many books describing, forks, pins, mating patterns etc. Will probably help. Loads and loads of simple one move stuff to start with then build it up.
Ive read a couple write ups on what the ratings mean on both players and computer opponents, but what do they mean in the trainer? Surely they just denote a difficulty level and not something I would expect to see from the corresponding rated player. Right?
Seems like 70% of the objectives are to establish check or mate, but occasionally the trainer wants me to take back a piece or improve my position. I dont always understand what it wants. Sometimes a better move is not the solution. It isnt obvious in many cases. What am I missing?
Does it want me to choose the best move per puzzle? If so, is there a checklist I need to mentally run through on each puzzle/move/mate? Forgive the nob question.