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This Puzzle #rKFSY is only rated 1300 ish puzzles. I feel this is vastly incorrect and weighted by people "just play check because I can."

  1. Rg3+ is the only move, but you HAVE to see the idea to skewer the 7th rank vie a/b/c/d file immediately after, and if you dont see that idea its simply a draw. A friend and I sat on this puzzle for longer then we felt necessary to only discover its rating to be similar to that of a simple M#2
    Image is the position before Rg3

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This Puzzle #rKFSY is only rated 1300 ish puzzles. I feel this is vastly incorrect and weighted by people "just play check because I can." 57. Rg3+ is the only move, but you HAVE to see the idea to skewer the 7th rank vie a/b/c/d file immediately after, and if you dont see that idea its simply a draw. A friend and I sat on this puzzle for longer then we felt necessary to only discover its rating to be similar to that of a simple M#2 Image is the position before Rg3 ![image_2026-09-25_235839496.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?op=noop&path=7fh_ULwucphT.png&sig=defc1b07f148d3d3172ead74565b7cfc74153fe4)

@RemRus said ^

https://lichess.org/training/rKFSY
You are 2200, were are you get 1300 puzzle?

Probably it’s from their game?

@RemRus said [^](/forum/redirect/post/9TjNV3Xe) > https://lichess.org/training/rKFSY > You are 2200, were are you get 1300 puzzle? Probably it’s from their game?

The goal of the task is to gain an advantage. There were two rooks on the board (the beginning of the problem should be shown, but no one shows it). The player took someone else's rook and kept his own. For 1300 the task is completed.

The goal of the task is to gain an advantage. There were two rooks on the board (the beginning of the problem should be shown, but no one shows it). The player took someone else's rook and kept his own. For 1300 the task is completed.

@RemRus said ^

https://lichess.org/training/rKFSY
You are 2200, were are you get 1300 puzzle?

Puzzle streak on puzzle 9

@RemRus said ^

The goal of the task is to gain an advantage. There were two rooks on the board (the beginning of the problem should be shown, but no one shows it). The player took someone else's rook and kept his own. For 1300 the task is completed.

Yea, but why does the puzzle end after a check. The actual solution is very unclear, and there is only one winning idea after the response Kf7. Its 1300 because so many people thing "me see check, me give check." And fail to look further ahead. Its unreasonable for me to have to genuinely think for a solid 5+ minites on a puzzle with the equivalence of M#1 rating.

My point is that the rating for the puzzle is signifacently lower than it should be. I would put it closer to 1900 rating in puzzles at minimum

@RemRus said [^](/forum/redirect/post/9TjNV3Xe) > https://lichess.org/training/rKFSY > You are 2200, were are you get 1300 puzzle? Puzzle streak on puzzle 9 @RemRus said [^](/forum/redirect/post/x9hivDdM) > The goal of the task is to gain an advantage. There were two rooks on the board (the beginning of the problem should be shown, but no one shows it). The player took someone else's rook and kept his own. For 1300 the task is completed. Yea, but why does the puzzle end after a check. The actual solution is very unclear, and there is only one winning idea after the response Kf7. Its 1300 because so many people thing "me see check, me give check." And fail to look further ahead. Its unreasonable for me to have to genuinely think for a solid 5+ minites on a puzzle with the equivalence of M#1 rating. My point is that the rating for the puzzle is signifacently lower than it should be. I would put it closer to 1900 rating in puzzles at minimum

@Marshall7593 said ^

The actual solution

Function restrictions. There must be only one move! If there are several correct moves (a/b/c/d), it is impossible to add them to the answer thread. There are many 1 turn tasks that end. Because it is impossible to take into answer several correct options.

@Marshall7593 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/e7by7b6m) > The actual solution Function restrictions. There must be only one move! If there are several correct moves (a/b/c/d), it is impossible to add them to the answer thread. There are many 1 turn tasks that end. Because it is impossible to take into answer several correct options.

@RemRus said ^

The actual solution

Function restrictions. There must be only one move! If there are several correct moves (a/b/c/d), it is impossible to add them to the answer thread. There are many 1 turn tasks that end. Because it is impossible to take into answer several correct options.

I know that several move wins at the end. But you have to see why, as all of those moves serve the exact same function. A legit 1300 puzzle rated player I have a hard time believing they find the idea. When i was doing thebpuzzle i did not play the rook check until i solved it proper, by finding the winning idea. Otherwise i didnt genuinely complete the puzzle and wouldve just gotten lucky. Getting the right answer by sheer luck isnt a good metric of a puzzles rating.

@RemRus said [^](/forum/redirect/post/hL7fHAMM) > > The actual solution > > Function restrictions. There must be only one move! If there are several correct moves (a/b/c/d), it is impossible to add them to the answer thread. There are many 1 turn tasks that end. Because it is impossible to take into answer several correct options. I know that several move wins at the end. But you have to see why, as all of those moves serve the exact same function. A legit 1300 puzzle rated player I have a hard time believing they find the idea. When i was doing thebpuzzle i did not play the rook check until i solved it proper, by finding the winning idea. Otherwise i didnt genuinely complete the puzzle and wouldve just gotten lucky. Getting the right answer by sheer luck isnt a good metric of a puzzles rating.

In our language there are such tasks called “этюды" etudes. The player is given the task of “winning”. The player must win by absolutely any means, by any moves, he does not know how many moves he needs to make, at least 3 moves, at least 33 moves. But to implement this type of puzzle, you need an engine that will look for the best answer to any player’s move. But this is a completely different site structure needed.

In our language there are such tasks called “этюды" etudes. The player is given the task of “winning”. The player must win by absolutely any means, by any moves, he does not know how many moves he needs to make, at least 3 moves, at least 33 moves. But to implement this type of puzzle, you need an engine that will look for the best answer to any player’s move. But this is a completely different site structure needed.

@Marshall7593 said ^

1300 puzzle rated player

I wanted to show you a project in which I took tasks from the list and arranged them in ascending order. I wanted to ask you to check the tasks with a rating of 1300, but you deleted me.

@Marshall7593 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/z8AOrbmc) > 1300 puzzle rated player I wanted to show you a project in which I took tasks from the list and arranged them in ascending order. I wanted to ask you to check the tasks with a rating of 1300, but you deleted me.

@RemRus said ^

In our language there are such tasks called “этюды" etudes. The player is given the task of “winning”. The player must win by absolutely any means, by any moves, he does not know how many moves he needs to make, at least 3 moves, at least 33 moves. But to implement this type of puzzle, you need an engine that will look for the best answer to any player’s move. But this is a completely differen...

Considering when I solve a chess puzzle I dont just say "oh a check, lets play it and hope its good" is EXACTLY why the puzzle i linked is i believe incorrect. Because I had to refute ALL of the responses. Its in fact completely the same as you suggest. I dont need an engine to play the best moves to do a puzzle, I need to solve for ALL moves, not only the best ones. We also already have engines that find the best move. Its called stockfish. I had to refute the best moves, as well as the tricky ones. The puzzle is underrated.

@RemRus said [^](/forum/redirect/post/ND0LGxx1) > In our language there are such tasks called “этюды" etudes. The player is given the task of “winning”. The player must win by absolutely any means, by any moves, he does not know how many moves he needs to make, at least 3 moves, at least 33 moves. But to implement this type of puzzle, you need an engine that will look for the best answer to any player’s move. But this is a completely differen... Considering when I solve a chess puzzle I dont just say "oh a check, lets play it and hope its good" is EXACTLY why the puzzle i linked is i believe incorrect. Because I had to refute ALL of the responses. Its in fact completely the same as you suggest. I dont need an engine to play the best moves to do a puzzle, I need to solve for ALL moves, not only the best ones. We also already have engines that find the best move. Its called stockfish. I had to refute the best moves, as well as the tricky ones. The puzzle is underrated.

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