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Are you rated 1600? Good.

Key words: "but good try".
Honestly I don't think anyone will find the solution without staring at the puzzle for 20 minutes, but when you find the solution, it'll be worth it.

Key words: "but good try". Honestly I don't think anyone will find the solution without staring at the puzzle for 20 minutes, but when you find the solution, it'll be worth it.

Who is finding this? It’s really hard but fun. Nice one zug.

Who is finding this? It’s really hard but fun. Nice one zug.

It's good to be 1600 and I will explain why

Dear readers who are not particularly good at chess,

I think the potential of these two sentences is underrated, I laughed from good heart. Nevertheless, very nice and positive blog!

> It's good to be 1600 and I will explain why > Dear readers who are not particularly good at chess, I think the potential of these two sentences is underrated, I laughed from good heart. Nevertheless, very nice and positive blog!

What if I'm rated 1599? Does that mean that I'm bad and this doesn't apply?

What if I'm rated 1599? Does that mean that I'm bad and this doesn't apply?

Try and solve a real chess problem that was composed by a human being, and not a "tactics trainer" puzzle that are essentially the empty calories of chess nutrition. Here's one to start with.

This seems like a highly contentious claim. I would argue that tactics that show up in real games are a lot more relevant for one's play than compositions.

>Try and solve a real chess problem that was composed by a human being, and not a "tactics trainer" puzzle that are essentially the empty calories of chess nutrition. Here's one to start with. This seems like a highly contentious claim. I would argue that tactics that show up in real games are a lot more relevant for one's play than compositions.

Best post ever.

Best post ever.

God, that's a nasty little composition :D

Also, I would like to mention this video, that seems to agree with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXroUeRJV7g&t=838s

God, that's a nasty little composition :D Also, I would like to mention this video, that seems to agree with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXroUeRJV7g&t=838s