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General Chess Discussion - What do you think of this puzzle's rating?#24

If you see a master play a mate in two instead of a mate in one, is it really that bad? The point here is that charging someone with a wrong answer for giving an otherwise totally acceptable solution …


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General Chess Discussion - What do you think of this puzzle's rating?#17

I forgot to mention my peak puzzle rating is 1987 and I played Rxf1+ instead of Qxf1++


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General Chess Discussion - What do you think of this puzzle's rating?#16

The practicality of this puzzle is moot. Rxf1+ Qxf1 Qh2# is just as good except it's "imprecise" but who really cares? A forced mate is a forced mate.


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Lichess Feedback - Puzzle without checkmate#6

A lot of the puzzles I get are "check, quiet move or check, mate" in some order. I have seen material gain puzzles but they never have ratings over 100.


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Lichess Feedback - Training puzzle does not accept equivalent mates#2

The analysis given by the OP is correct. I played Rg2+. WRONG??


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