Every player near the rating level of this puzzle will notice the vulnerability of the white king on f1 straight away and act on it. You are simply not good enough a player to see it and to calculate it. But how did you end up solving 2300 level puzzles?
Can anyone step through the logic of this puzzle?
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Arisktotle wrote:
Every player near the rating level of this puzzle will notice the vulnerability of the white king on f1 straight away and act on it. You are simply not good enough a player to see it and to calculate it. But how did you end up solving 2300 level puzzles?
Thanks for your inclusive and positive response, which reminds me of why I come onto these forums so frequently.
I solve 2300+ Elo puzzles when they make sense to me. Sometimes it takes me a while to think, and maybe learn about chess in the process. This one didn't make sense to me, so I asked. Thanks again for contributing, you can now get back to your world championship match.
Mar 28, 2023
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Don't overthink. The first few moves are forced: Nf7+, BxN, QxB. What next? Although our king is very exposed, white does not have immediate threats. What can we do to create counter play? No viable checks, no captures, White's B is unprotected; what pieces can be better positioned or engaged; not interested in trading off queens. Qh4 is the best option as noted above as it threatens both h2 & B. After Bxd6, Black still does not have enough pieces in position to wage an attack on the king. Assessing the position, f2 is a very weak square under attack from Qh4; f8 would be a great spot for our R, but it is controlled by White's B. NxB becomes the best move by removing one of White's attackers to open this square and also reveal the pin on the Q!
You may not see a tactical combination at first, but if you follow a pre-move checklist, improve your least active piece first, good things will happen.
I think that puzzle is just low quality computer generated trash. Yes, technically it is okay (it has only 1 solution), but that is pretty much the only good thing I can list. Also, how is it a tactics puzzle? It is just a random position with a vulnerable white king.
magipi wrote:
I think that puzzle is just low quality computer generated trash. Yes, technically it is okay (it has only 1 solution), but that is pretty much the only good thing I can list. Also, how is it a tactics puzzle? It is just a random position with a vulnerable white king.
If I am well informed most if not all puzzles come from actual games. SF does not judge their merits as instructive tactics but it does check technical soundness. The solvers determine the rating and suggest themes.
https://www.chess.com/puzzles/problem/1199872
Not sure if I'm just ADHD right now but, even though I found the solution eventually, I couldn't grasp the thought process for this one. Like I get that somehow it ended up with the rook pinning the queen to the king but, how would you even see that potential here. What thinking would be needed?