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#31
@Jisu101 said in #23:
> I also missed day 1, had some trouble with day 3 but solved it, and I found day 2 pretty easy. It's so easy to see that you can't take all the pieces in time and then you think about the pin and from then on it's an easy solve. So 2/3. But I'm pretty worried about how difficult they're gonna get if I see what the difficult puzzles from last years were :)
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> I also want to ask, can we submit our own compositions? I know this has happened before, that a lichess user composed a problem for this and it got used.
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> I also want to ask, do we also get a piece set with the board or is it just the board? And how many winning lots are there?

As I said, I'm pretty worried about the rest. If this is only the fourth puzzle, how difficult will the rest get?
#32
@Jisu101 said in #31:
> As I said, I'm pretty worried about the rest. If this is only the fourth puzzle, how difficult will the rest get?
Change your strategy
#33
@Jisu101 said in #28:
> 8 moves is easy, but 6? No way! I'll still need to find it :)

There's a very nice solution in 7 moves too, I was stuck on that one for a while. I kinda preferred it to the 6-moves one tbh ^^
#34
I'm still thinking about problem number 4 but I don't see the answer. For the moment I have 2/3 but I think I'll soon have 2/4 because I don't think I'll solve problem number 4.
#35
When I think that the first problems are so tough, I prefer not to know what the last problem will be
#36
@alexro1 They are randomly distributed across various different categories, but they do not go in order of increasing difficulty. Today's is much easier than yesterday's for most people.

For those wondering about the 7-move solution to day 4 :
1. h4 2. e4 3. Qxh5 4. Bd3 5. Ne2 6. Qxe5 7. Rxh8#
#38
@Cypex2 said in #37:
> 5/5

Yeah that one was so easy, 4/5

By the way, thank you Cypex and lecw by helping me with the fourth one!

For me:
1st one: Should have been very easy if I noticed the details :) but missed it
2nd one: Medium
3rd one: Medium
4th one: Extremely difficult
5th one: Easy
#39
5/5 for me. I got to know about this just in time to not miss the 1st day
#40
@Assios does the winner also receive a piece set to go with the board? or is it only the board?