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Chess puzzles just never have realistic positions that you'd encounter in a real game so I can see why it wouldn't help you in games.
by georgiecasey 6y ago
Chess puzzles just never have realistic positions that you'd encounter in a real game so I can see why it wouldn't help you in games.
- cupofcoffee 6y agoLichess puzzles are taken from real games and tactics come up literally in every single chess game.
- georgiecasey 6y agoAh cool, I'm playing some now, pretty nifty! The puzzles I knew back in the 90s were very contrived.
- llimllib 6y agochesstempo's puzzles all come from grandmaster games, I believe, as well as the lichess puzzles being from lichess games
- dfan 6y agoThe terminology associated with chess challenges [to use a neutral term] is unfortunate. "Chess problem" is a term of art that refers to an artificial composed position with a unique solution that is constructed to both be a challenge to the solver and have aesthetic value. They often have constraints on the solution such as that White must deliver checkmate in two moves (three ply). This is what I assume you're referring to. A position from an actual game (or that easily could have been) that demonstrates a tactic (or combination of them) is generally known as a "chess puzzle", largely because the term "chess problem" was already squatted on. Somewhere in between the two is the "study", which is a constructed position, less artificial than a chess problem but still very carefully made to have a unique solution that walks a tightrope and generally requires absolutely exact calculation rather than working by general tactical principles.