moose1539 wrote:
I’ve been going through Chess.com’s puzzle levels a second time (now at bronze pawn, 250K+ points). Most puzzles were tactical—forcing moves to win material or deliver mate—and I was solving most of them in about a minute. But to get the 15 bonus points for solving quickly, I started using a trick: exiting and re-entering the puzzle to restart the timer. That worked for a while…
Then suddenly the puzzles changed. Now they’re much more positional—quiet moves, multiple good options, and much less obvious tactics. I feel like I still need more reps on the basic tactical patterns. Did I trigger a difficulty jump somehow? And is there any way to switch back to the more tactical-style puzzles?
Then suddenly the puzzles changed. Now they’re much more positional—quiet moves, multiple good options, and much less obvious tactics. I feel like I still need more reps on the basic tactical patterns. Did I trigger a difficulty jump somehow? And is there any way to switch back to the more tactical-style puzzles?
The puzzle algorithm is the same regardless. The only thing that impacts it is the puzzle Difficulty setting.
Then suddenly the puzzles changed. Now they’re much more positional—quiet moves, multiple good options, and much less obvious tactics. I feel like I still need more reps on the basic tactical patterns. Did I trigger a difficulty jump somehow? And is there any way to switch back to the more tactical-style puzzles?