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Puzzles are too easy even in extra hard mode!
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Jul 19, 2025
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TaterBoy37 wrote:
I have turned on the new extra hard difficulty setting but I still get easy puzzles. It’s getting frustrating.
You missed the two most recent on your screenshot. How is that too easy?
They are 1266 rated and 1339. My puzzle rating is 2140. I did miss them, but I lost way too many rating points because it said they were so low rated.
Jul 22, 2025
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#5
The last 7-10 days all my puzzles have been too easy, and my rating is going almost straight up, over 800 points. With almost no puzzles rated over 2,000. Where are all the hard puzzles?
I’m glad I’m not the only one. Why did they change it in the first place?
Jul 22, 2025
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#7
for some reason, for me, either I get all of them right, or I get all of them wrong. it's 50/50
Jul 22, 2025
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#8
I'm 3500 rated and when I turn on extra hard I can only get 2400-rated puzzles. Normal difficulty gives me 2100 rated puzzles. Can see this being a big problem for rating inflation
Jul 22, 2025
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#9
HarmlessAlien wrote:
I'm 3500 rated and when I turn on extra hard I can only get 2400-rated puzzles. Normal difficulty gives me 2100 rated puzzles. Can see this being a big problem for rating inflation
The puzzle rating showing in the interface isn't the actual puzzle rating being used in the selection of rating algorithm.
The site re-rated all the puzzles on the backend and a future update will have this showing.
Jul 22, 2025
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#11
Martin_Stahl wrote:
HarmlessAlien wrote:
I'm 3500 rated and when I turn on extra hard I can only get 2400-rated puzzles. Normal difficulty gives me 2100 rated puzzles. Can see this being a big problem for rating inflation
The puzzle rating showing in the interface isn't the actual puzzle rating being used in the selection of rating algorithm.
The site re-rated all the puzzles on the backend and a future update will have this showing.
Ah ok that makes more sense
Thanks for clarifying! 
I fell like the ratings are a little bit off. I used to be able to beat 1900-2000 rated puzzles easily and now I’m tilting like crazy
Jul 24, 2025
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#13
TaterBoy37 wrote:
I fell like the ratings are a little bit off. I used to be able to beat 1900-2000 rated puzzles easily and now I’m tilting like crazy
Maybe you should think a little before you make your move. Maybe then hard puzzle became easy
Jul 29, 2025
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#14
Hi all,
Thanks for your patience and understanding. We recognize the concerns that have been raised and truly apologize for the friction this situation has caused.
Our team has issued an official statement to address the matter directly. You can read it here:
🔗 https://x.com/chesscomsupport/status/1949970540845793609
If you have any further questions or feedback, please feel free to share, we’re listening. 💪🏻
I have turned on the new extra hard difficulty setting but I still get easy puzzles. It’s getting frustrating.