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clarklkzy

I wonder why it is the rating they give for the puzzles is not at all similar to the rating they give for actual games.  For example, my rating for doing puzzles is about 2200.  I seem to be able to keep it at about that level.  A rating of 2200 in actual game playing would be incredible!  I can't hardly get my play rating up to 1200!  It seems to me the rating system for puzzles and games should be a little more closely related.

Martin_Stahl
clarklkzy wrote:

I wonder why it is the rating they give for the puzzles is not at all similar to the rating they give for actual games. For example, my rating for doing puzzles is about 2200. I seem to be able to keep it at about that level. A rating of 2200 in actual game playing would be incredible! I can't hardly get my play rating up to 1200! It seems to me the rating system for puzzles and games should be a little more closely related.

Positions where you know there's something to find is completely different than getting those positions in games, recognizing them, calculating correctly, and executing the moves with the clock ticking. You also need to be able to get into those positions to begin with, which is a different skill.