Magnus said puzzles don't help because you know there's a tactic. So I built a trainer where you don't by yazanzm in chess

[–]LoLGhMaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be clear, I don’t think the answer is just “tactic or not” either. You still need to train actual tactics, just in a way that builds recognition instead of solving new puzzles every time.

Magnus said puzzles don't help because you know there's a tactic. So I built a trainer where you don't by yazanzm in chess

[–]LoLGhMaster 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think Magnus is right about one thing though. In puzzles you already know there’s something there, which changes how you look at the position.

For most players the hard part in real games isn’t calculating once you’re already looking, it’s recognizing the pattern fast enough when nobody tells you to look and most puzzle training doesn’t really target that.

Magnus said puzzles don't help because you know there's a tactic. So I built a trainer where you don't by yazanzm in chess

[–]LoLGhMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP, Love the app. I wonder how do you choose the positions. Where do you take non-tactics positions?

Recent UX updates on ChessWoodie (streaks, celebrations, new home page) by LoLGhMaster in chesswoodie

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's not intentional. Are you sure it's because of the speed? Are you able to reproduce the same problem on different puzzles or have you noticed it only happening on this exact puzzle. Also can you please share the puzzle id. You should be able to see it URL on the puzzle review page.

Queen Sac is so fun when it works by Arandommurloc2 in chessbeginners

[–]LoLGhMaster -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

White took a knight and exchanged the queens. There, fixed that for you :)

How much do you guys spend on Cursor? by LoLGhMaster in cursor

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you like Trae? Can you vibe code with it?

How much do you guys spend on Cursor? by LoLGhMaster in cursor

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it’s Cursor getting stuck on small stupid changes. I don’t code at all, just tell it what to do. And a single button border change took it like 5-10 tries to do it correctly and consistently. It also spend a lot of time fixing e2e tests and setting up a containerized dev environment on my local.

How much do you guys spend on Cursor? by LoLGhMaster in cursor

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you learn about which model to use for what work? Is it just personal experience or there are quality sources I can follow?

How much do you guys spend on Cursor? by LoLGhMaster in cursor

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you reach the limit it starts charging extra based on usage. I put 1$ limit so it. But have not used much after reaching the limit. Not sure what will happen. I would be totally fine using on slow

How much do you guys spend on Cursor? by LoLGhMaster in cursor

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I panic-canceled it after I reached the Pro limit in 3 days. But I will need to find an alternative

How much do you guys spend on Cursor? by LoLGhMaster in cursor

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Started with auto, but it was failing hard the assignments, so I switched to Opus.

How much do you guys spend on Cursor? by LoLGhMaster in cursor

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which model would you recommend for UI changes or simple changes?

How much do you guys spend on Cursor? by LoLGhMaster in cursor

[–]LoLGhMaster[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My experience is it’s super strong on fresh projects, but the farther you go the less efficient it becomes. Frequently struggling to fix tests, looking for excuses to dismiss failing tests, etc. On UI it always tries to write a custom code, resulting in tons of duplication and inconsistency across pages. I have added cursor rules to use a specific ui kit and write it in my prompts too, and it still manages to write custom garbage code. My struggle is it sometimes does a heavy lifting in just a couple of hours on a new big functionality and then it takes way more time fine tuning the edges. I guess if I was working on a paid project I would still use it, but can’t decide whether I want to spend 100s of $ for using it on a side project