You will learn a lot about your blind spots studying on Chess.com’s Extra Hard Puzzles. The puzzles are based on a rotating pattern recognition style of Q & A. Spend time here, and you’ll see everything your opponents take advantage of in your games. Improvement is unavoidable. Regular competition is required to solidify what you learn.
How the system works. Each level covers 2200-2800+ points earned. Hit this window and you advance to the next level. Chart 2 shows an average number of puzzles based on an average 70 points per puzzle. Have a bad day and you will only get 15-25 points for a puzzle. My Chess.com Handle is kickaha13, #1. Some of you have played I Rule, everyone else drools, #3. The following charts will be updated from time to time. Unlike many puzzles, after reaching the Champion Level, most of the puzzles are middlegame challenges. Some lead to mate, most a material gain. Ready to begin: Prestige 4, Wood Level 1.
What do the puzzles look like? Here’s a big kid puzzle for you to solve in 15 seconds or less.
P34 White plays Bxb5 . . . what are the next four moves for Black and White?
Vinny! has the moves, or . . . you’ll have more fun working your way up to this level . . . and beyond. Diamond members can run as many puzzles as they have time for. Free users have a limited daily number. Back to my essay on “How I spent my Fall vacation!“
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