puzzles

so recently i started doing puzzles again after rather embarrassingly dropping from 4100 to 3500 because i thought the new puzzles were unrated (seriously chess.com, the rating should always be displayed its very misleading) but that's besides the point.

my issue is with the difficulty of the puzzles...

i noticed that nearly every puzzle is rated at least 800 points lower than my real rating, even with the difficulty set to extra hard and if you look at my stats it really is the case

this kind of removes the usefulness of puzzles on this site to me and i'm just wondering about two things: whether everyone else is experiencing this, and if there's a way to solve it that anyone has found...

thanks

There are a number of changes made. One of the changes is that there's now a Difficulty setting. Try changing to Hard or Extra Hard

The puzzle selection algorithm has also changed. Some details about the updates from staff:

We are currently working on a significant overhaul of our puzzle difficulty system and puzzle ratings. Over time, the current puzzle rating algorithm created highly inflated puzzle ratings for our members — and consequent inaccurate estimates of a puzzle difficulty. As we roll out our new system, you may see some inconsistencies in your puzzle stats, and rating changes from puzzles solved and missed may be greater than in the past.

We ask you to wait with us just a bit longer! Since in the coming weeks we will be publishing an entirely new rating system for puzzles for all members. We’re confident it will be a major steps towards our ultimate goals:

 - Provide a more meaningful rating which correlates more closely to player’s Blitz and Rapid ratings.

 - Serve puzzles better suited for each player’s level.

 - Offer options to member who are looking for different puzzle-solving experiences.

thanks martin!

yeah i understand, i guess it just takes patience

: ) )