The majority of Chess.com's puzzles are SO stupid!
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Aug 14, 2022
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dons_dogs wrote:
I've read other posts so I know that it's not just me! The majority of Chess.com's puzzles are SO stupid! The only difficult ones always seem to be these stupid computer generated positions with some subtlety that most humans will not see and that would NEVER EVER actually occur in a real game! Tonight I'm wondering why I'm wasting my time looking at these! The first dozen puzzles or so are stupid usually mates in one or back rank mates (or some other ridiculous simple win). But then they follow them up with stupid computer generated puzzles that no one would ever deal with in a real game.
Like... ?
I found that the majority of puzzles up to the 2700 rated ones are quite gamelike. The only ones I would complain about are the queen and pawn endgames, where one side has to play check check check check and then the opponent drops his queen.
Aug 14, 2022
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dons_dogs wrote:
I've read other posts so I know that it's not just me! The majority of Chess.com's puzzles are SO stupid! The only difficult ones always seem to be these stupid computer generated positions with some subtlety that most humans will not see and that would NEVER EVER actually occur in a real game! Tonight I'm wondering why I'm wasting my time looking at these! The first dozen puzzles or so are stupid usually mates in one or back rank mates (or some other ridiculous simple win). But then they follow them up with stupid computer generated puzzles that no one would ever deal with in a real game.
Most of the tactics are from actual games, not computer generated. But it sounds like you're talking about Rush, which starts with easy puzzles.
Aug 14, 2022
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I would argue that it is because 99% of the chess community is bad at chess and not because the positions are stupid.
The solution the computer wants to this 1450 puzzle is to sacrifice your Queen, instead of taking with the Knight. Insanity. Maybe chess.com puzzle algo/generation needs some human Q&A??
Aug 14, 2022
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I agree with the donkey. It's an easy win for White provided they spot the stalemate. All they need to do is force the queen exchange and promote. The Black king is stranded and powerless to defend. The knight is a red herring and the position is easier to win without it. It's a well structured puzzle designed to teach you to check for stalemate.
dons_dogs wrote:
I've read other posts so I know that it's not just me! The majority of Chess.com's puzzles are SO stupid! The only difficult ones always seem to be these stupid computer generated positions with some subtlety that most humans will not see and that would NEVER EVER actually occur in a real game! Tonight I'm wondering why I'm wasting my time looking at these! The first dozen puzzles or so are stupid usually mates in one or back rank mates (or some other ridiculous simple win). But then they follow them up with stupid computer generated puzzles that no one would ever deal with in a real game.
I do get those weird ones sometimes, but on rated puzzles, its normally human like stuff.(speaking as a 2100 on puzzles)
Lol
there are NO stupid problems just stupid people
dons_dogs wrote:
I've read other posts so I know that it's not just me! The majority of Chess.com's puzzles are SO stupid! The only difficult ones always seem to be these stupid computer generated positions with some subtlety that most humans will not see and that would NEVER EVER actually occur in a real game! Tonight I'm wondering why I'm wasting my time looking at these! The first dozen puzzles or so are stupid usually mates in one or back rank mates (or some other ridiculous simple win). But then they follow them up with stupid computer generated puzzles that no one would ever deal with in a real game.
I somewhat disagree. I am 2800 puzzles, and some of them are actually quite hard. But a lot of them are very easy... you would find these kind of puzzles of beginners who just started playing
Louutah16 wrote:
In addition to that…..the whiners on here are even worse.
Ouch
Feb 27, 2023
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janeymacfeck wrote:
there are NO stupid problems just stupid people
you are one of those stupid people becuase stupid problems do exist
BoulderDC wrote:
The solution the computer wants to this 1450 puzzle is to sacrifice your Queen, instead of taking with the Knight. Insanity. Maybe chess.com puzzle algo/generation needs some human Q&A??
there is an analysis button right there. trust me, the computer is always going to be right when it comes to tactics
Try chesstempo tactics puzzles. They are free.
Apr 3, 2023
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dons_dogs wrote:
I've read other posts so I know that it's not just me! The majority of Chess.com's puzzles are SO stupid! The only difficult ones always seem to be these stupid computer generated positions with some subtlety that most humans will not see and that would NEVER EVER actually occur in a real game! Tonight I'm wondering why I'm wasting my time looking at these! The first dozen puzzles or so are stupid usually mates in one or back rank mates (or some other ridiculous simple win). But then they follow them up with stupid computer generated puzzles that no one would ever deal with in a real game.
im 3000 puzzles and while the puzzles are difficult and frustrating a decent amount of the time, after i see the solution it's usually fairly obvious why it is right. in general, it's safe to assume that the computer, which is the better than anyone ever, is correct rather than you. i sometimes get frustrated at daily puzzles though for the opposition taking a bad path, though i get why chess.com does it because it needs to showcase the queen sac or whatever it is.
I've read other posts so I know that it's not just me! The majority of Chess.com's puzzles are SO stupid! The only difficult ones always seem to be these stupid computer generated positions with some subtlety that most humans will not see and that would NEVER EVER actually occur in a real game! Tonight I'm wondering why I'm wasting my time looking at these! The first dozen puzzles or so are stupid usually mates in one or back rank mates (or some other ridiculous simple win). But then they follow them up with stupid computer generated puzzles that no one would ever deal with in a real game.