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Manoel
Has anyone else noticed that many of the daily puzzles make absolutely no sense, or is that just me?
Diakonia

What do you mean by no sense?

Drejay

Is it because King can eat rook?

Manoel
I noticed that many times, the king had other fields where he could escape, avoiding the checkmate in the puzzle. I don't get the point of it. In one of two daily puzzles, it's the case…

PS: Could someone please move this thread in the Daily Chess Puzzles forum? Thanks.
corum

I look every day and I hardly ever notice any sort of issue. It could be you are not understanding the position. Can you post an example?

bimor

From an humble beginner : It makes sense in that way that somebody spend time and effort to entertain and please other players.

I enjoy Daily Puzzle  for years and though there sometimes are other solutions than the shown, it is a nice spot to visit.

 

Manoel

Then maybe I didn't get the point of the daily puzzle. Isn't the goal to checkmate? Because often it isn't even checkmate. Like here:

phpJiMnbN.pngAm I blind, or what exactly is this supposed to be? How is this puzzle "solved"? Or was this puzzle perhaps just about getting out of a certain position and saving a piece?

JamesColeman

I remember this one. Certainly no issues here. White's a piece up with a won position. The puzzle was asking you to find the combination that led to the win of material, in this case, a knight. It stops here because the forcing sequence is over and the position has clarified. You won't always be looking for a mate. 

Manoel

Okay, that clarifies everything. I believed that the goal of the puzzle was doing a check mate. happy.png Thanks!

ohnobroo

Today's doesn't make sense either. Like, am I missing something? Black to move first 1. Bd4 Qxd4, 2. Nxd4 Re7,and instead of moving Kf6, the engine says Kf8. But if you move Kf6, aren't you going to be in a better position to ake his room and his knight? Just seems like a giant waste to me.

AriaKun123

yeah sometime daily puzzle is make no sense like sacrifice piece for nothing is the correct move like what the heck, why letting my queen been capture for free is a correct move?

jetoba
AriaKun123 wrote:

yeah sometime daily puzzle is make no sense like sacrifice piece for nothing is the correct move like what the heck, why letting my queen been capture for free is a correct move?

Black starts out down two exchanges.  The end result after the White Q for Black B and the Black Q for two White rooks is that Black goes from two exchanges down to a piece up.  Queen for two Rooks is usually a good trade for the side giving up the Queen.  Queen for Bishop is virtually always a good trade for the side giving up the Bishop.  Black is on the better side in both trades that end up essentially being a Bishop for two Rooks.

1ddfg1

I'm a beginner, and I don't get the point of today's puzzle. Would somebody be so kind, and help me understand this move?

Why is Nf6 better (which could be an instant trade with the bishop, then loose the rook and got mate) instead of d1=Q+ then white rook must take it, then Qf1#?

jetoba

Nf6 also unveiled a discovered attack on the queen, so Bxf6 is met by Bxd7 and the rooks are still forked.  If the queen retreats then there is exf1 and both rooks fall instead of just the one rook from exd1=Q+

Sintentions

Yes. These puzzles are difficult for beginners. They give no objective. Or explanation of the goal. Or even tell you why the final solution is the best solution. You guys give these reasons involving the final score, or some certain piece being saved, that provides enough context to make the encounter make sense. That comes from your experience and familiarity with the game. Without that, we’re just left guessing moves, not understanding why they’re the best moves, and so not learning anything by solving the puzzle. I’m also new. Am I missing something?

impatzeru

...then stop playing puzzles that are too hard for you? like when you're playing puzzles that are way above your skill level obviously you're not gonna ace them

Arisktotle

.... and understand that the situation is exactly the same for chess games. The achievable goal is unknown, nobody tells you what the best move are and if they did you still would not understand why so you will continue guessing when a similar situation arises another time.

Chess.com's puzzles are very game-like and the main advantage over playing games is that they feature a high density of tactical tricks so you can learn them faster. Most games are 90% boring moves and errors.

Note that there is a completely separate domain for puzzles known as compostions. These puzzles do not necessarily feature game-like positions and knowing them may not directly reflect in your game quality. Except in one area. All puzzles train your visualization and calculation skills which is useful for playing chess but as much for other games or the enjoyment of chess compositions.

BigBoyCurlyFry3

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clairecps77
Uhhhhhh pls explain dis