"What's the only good idea in this position?" is another one.
"Show puzzle goals" option
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At least "what's the only good idea in this position?" doesn't mislead. I've had a few where the suggestion is something like "Oops, I've left a knight vulnerable to attack. Can you find a way to win it?" But then there is no way to win the knight by force. It is just that the line chosen for the puzzle gives up the knight, even though the Stockfish analysis shows there were better options for the computer.
If I'd received no clue at all, I would have been more likely to play the correct move. It's a flaw in whatever AI they are using to generate the hints that it looks at the fact it loses a knight and decides to say "can you find a way to win my knight?"
3 days ago
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#4
Similarly useless AI slop is when the Game Review gives feedback like "Yes, this is the way!" or "That's not what I would have played."
2 days ago
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DaveMcK64 wrote:
The “Show puzzle goals” option is sometimes helpful. If you're struggling, it is useful to know whether the aim is to checkmate, promote a pawn, or gain material. But when it says something like “Calculate the only path forward”, it is totally useless. It does not tell you the goal. You might as well just say “Find the solution to this puzzle.”
"This puzzle has a fun idea" like what the useless
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goodspellr wrote:
If I'd received no clue at all, I would have been more likely to play the correct move. It's a flaw in whatever AI they are using to generate the hints that it looks at the fact it loses a knight and decides to say "can you find a way to win my knight?"
I had one of those, too. "Uh oh, you can win my knight" - and it turned out to be a 7-move checkmate with sacrifices.
The “Show puzzle goals” option is sometimes helpful. If you're struggling, it is useful to know whether the aim is to checkmate, promote a pawn, or gain material. But when it says something like “Calculate the only path forward”, it is totally useless. It does not tell you the goal. You might as well just say “Find the solution to this puzzle.”