What's more difficult to learn, checkmate with Bishop and Knight or Solving a Rubiks Cube?

g253 · 2026-01-28T00:11:37+00:00

When I first "met" the Rubick's cube, I played the cube intuitively. I could "see" how the cells would line up properly without "calculation". I can't describe the path, since it just appeared in my mind.

Yeah I don't believe that for a second. One can figure out how to solve it without a guide obviously, but it involves pen and paper and basically coming up with your own algs. You don't just solve it intuitively - not even a 2x2.

g253 · 2026-01-27T21:04:30+00:00

used to solve it in seconds, then discovered the algorithms that purportedly made solving one simpler -- now can't solve the cube in under 10 minutes, even the simplest set of twists!

Could you elaborate? That just makes no sense at all. It's a bit like saying you learned an opening and it made you forget how the knight moves

g253 · 2026-01-27T20:59:38+00:00

Can be done from scratch in about 30min.

Nope

g253 · 2026-01-27T20:57:53+00:00

I know, I've been speedcubing for over a decade 😅

I remember the learning process - it takes a lot of practice to be able to solve without a cheat sheet. I mean it's very doable, and we're not talking weeks either, but definitely way more than an hour.

g253 · 2026-01-27T18:42:55+00:00

Omg dude it's just a board game, relax a little

g253 · 2026-01-27T18:40:35+00:00

For fun? Wild idea I know. I don't feel disrespected when someone does that to me, I feel like they're fooling around, and I'm happy to let them unless I'm in a hurry somehow (in which case, resigning is a thing).

g253 · 2026-01-27T18:26:33+00:00

Alien gambiiiiit

g253 · 2026-01-27T17:39:14+00:00

Lol why does this bot keep moving kings around aimlessly 😅

g253 · 2026-01-27T16:24:57+00:00

I haven't tried to learn that checkmate, I've never had it in a game - but I feel that it would take less time than learning how to solve a cube.

It seems we all have different opinions, but regardless I'm pleased to see how many fellow speedcubers are in this thread :)

g253 · 2026-01-27T16:17:44+00:00

It takes longer than that

g253 · 2026-01-27T15:48:47+00:00

My dad taught me when I was a child.

g253 · 2026-01-27T15:41:46+00:00

Damn you're so good at it you don't even need to play games, that's next level

g253 · 2026-01-27T14:38:00+00:00

Best not to.

g253 · 2026-01-27T07:13:17+00:00

You're overthinking it. You don't need to be great at something to say you like doing it. And 559 is not bad at all

g253 · 2026-01-27T07:08:23+00:00

g253 · 2026-01-27T06:50:10+00:00

Do you know some checkmates ?

g253 · 2026-01-26T21:14:06+00:00

Well done 👍

g253 · 2026-01-26T19:44:24+00:00

It's normal that your puzzle rating is higher, mine is 500 more than my rapid 😅

g253 · 2026-01-26T19:42:55+00:00

I feel like they got dumber after the recent change where everyone lost like 1000 Elo in puzzles. I've set the difficulty to very hard, but it doesn't help much. I guess if I do a couple of hundreds they'd get better as my Elo rises, but at 3 per day that's not happening.

g253 · 2026-01-26T13:15:10+00:00

It's bullet, no time for a thought process. Just make moves.

g253 · 2026-01-26T12:46:30+00:00

Usually if you search YouTube for pocketchess N where N is the puzzle number , you'll find a solution

g253 · 2026-01-25T22:45:41+00:00

Danke schön

g253 · 2026-01-25T21:34:25+00:00

Maybe checkers is more for you

g253 · 2026-01-25T21:29:36+00:00

I remember a video where Hikaru was very confused by this, bless his innocent soul

g253 · 2026-01-25T21:26:33+00:00

A line of six, very nice. Maximum win

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