Hi,
If you have missed it we have started a 14-day puzzle challenge here on Say Chess. The goal is simple to complete as many 5-min Puzzle rushes or Puzzle Storms (Lichess) as possible in order to improve our pattern recognition. For more info:
https://saychess.substack.com/p/14-days-of-puzzle-rush-storm-challenge/
You can still join without registration. Just start solving and then enter your results into this form:
I have updated it so that you now can batch report 10 runs at a time.
But how is the first day going?
I have extracted some numbers and coded a Python script that can give us some reports (hopefully it does it correctly). There are some issues with people misspelling their usernames, so if we have some volunteers, that will help with the Google Sheet and data quality please drop a comment to this post.
Status report - Day 1 (ongoing)
Puzzle Rush - Total number of runs by the group: 125
Puzzle Storm - Total number of runs by the group: 244
Puzzle Rush - Average score for the whole group: 22.4
Puzzle Storm - Average score for the whole group: 24.5
Puzzle Rush - Total number of puzzles solved by the group: 750
Puzzle Storm - Total number of puzzles solved by the group: 1464
Puzzle Rush - Performance stability for the whole group: 7.4
Puzzle Storm - Performance stability for the whole group: 11.8
Status report
Puzzle Rush - No. of runs (sorted high to low):
Username Date Score count
gardinersbay 26/05 11
krolth45 26/05 11
nvisel 26/05 10
jeremykeillor 26/05 9
towngas 26/05 7
diogoudmijn 26/05 6
dromm 26/05 6
gg 26/05 6
speelcheck 26/05 6
say chess 26/05 6
wolfpawn 26/05 5
ckbega 26/05 5
curiousjackdaw 26/05 5
garethc75 26/05 5
st3ptro 26/05 4
andrewrimmer 26/05 4
sonsie 26/05 3
lbroekman 26/05 2
eoinl 26/05 2
derbyknight 26/05 2
trishl38 26/05 2
plagegeist 26/05 1
prawnsbro 26/05 1
randomtask45 26/05 1
sahope 26/05 1
banawalikar 26/05 1
say chess 26/06 1
speelcheck 16/05 1
mr-sigma 26/05 1
Puzzle Storm - No. of runs (sorted high to low):
Username Date Score count
thinkerteacher 26/05 30
dothemath 26/05 15
fattah1987 26/05 15
tim43 26/05 15
lucas236 26/05 15
steve p 26/05 14
jk_182 26/05 13
basilhenrick@gmail.com 26/05 12
jordi 26/05 10
bebetter14 26/05 10
hugo 26/05 10
theonozone 26/05 9
harsha_s 26/05 8
sahope 26/05 6
art_of_fugue 26/05 6
retirado 26/05 6
tone_fresh 26/05 6
michelevski 26/05 6
jekatas 26/05 5
tiagofernandes 26/05 4
mainsequence 26/05 4
medvezhonok 26/05 4
eydun 26/05 4
rufusson_dufus 26/05 3
humbug 26/05 3
yar_33 26/05 3
tiago fernandes 26/05 2
figgeous 26/05 2
randomtask45 26/05 1
medvezhonok 26/06 1
jk_128 26/05 1
harsha_s 27/05 1
Puzzle Rush - Average score (sorted high to low):
Username Date Average score
krolth45 26/05 34.272727
wolfpawn 26/05 29.000000
nvisel 26/05 28.500000
towngas 26/05 27.000000
randomtask45 26/05 27.000000
jeremykeillor 26/05 26.111111
say chess 26/05 26.000000
eoinl 26/05 25.500000
say chess 26/06 25.000000
mr-sigma 26/05 25.000000
garethc75 26/05 22.600000
diogoudmijn 26/05 22.333333
derbyknight 26/05 21.500000
sonsie 26/05 21.333333
andrewrimmer 26/05 21.250000
st3ptro 26/05 21.000000
lbroekman 26/05 20.000000
banawalikar 26/05 20.000000
plagegeist 26/05 20.000000
prawnsbro 26/05 20.000000
speelcheck 26/05 18.833333
dromm 26/05 18.500000
trishl38 26/05 18.000000
ckbega 26/05 17.800000
sahope 26/05 17.000000
gardinersbay 26/05 15.818182
gg 26/05 11.833333
speelcheck 16/05 10.000000
curiousjackdaw 26/05 8.200000
Puzzle Storm - Average score (sorted high to low):
Username Date Average score
mainsequence 26/05 46.250000
rufusson_dufus 26/05 45.666667
tiagofernandes 26/05 42.500000
lucas236 26/05 41.666667
thinkerteacher 26/05 41.066667
tiago fernandes 26/05 40.000000
jk_128 26/05 36.000000
jk_182 26/05 33.923077
retirado 26/05 32.500000
medvezhonok 26/06 27.000000
dothemath 26/05 25.533333
medvezhonok 26/05 25.250000
hugo 26/05 23.400000
randomtask45 26/05 20.000000
figgeous 26/05 19.500000
bebetter14 26/05 19.000000
jordi 26/05 18.800000
eydun 26/05 18.000000
michelevski 26/05 17.000000
yar_33 26/05 17.000000
humbug 26/05 16.666667
tone_fresh 26/05 16.333333
tim43 26/05 16.200000
fattah1987 26/05 16.066667
jekatas 26/05 16.000000
theonozone 26/05 15.888889
harsha_s 27/05 15.000000
art_of_fugue 26/05 15.000000
harsha_s 26/05 14.625000
steve p 26/05 13.071429
basilhenrick@gmail.com 26/05 12.666667
sahope 26/05 10.500000
Puzzle Rush - Highest score (sorted high to low):
Username Date Highest score
krolth45 26/05 39.0
wolfpawn 26/05 36.0
nvisel 26/05 36.0
towngas 26/05 32.0
say chess 26/05 31.0
jeremykeillor 26/05 29.0
derbyknight 26/05 28.0
eoinl 26/05 27.0
randomtask45 26/05 27.0
diogoudmijn 26/05 26.0
speelcheck 26/05 25.0
say chess 26/06 25.0
andrewrimmer 26/05 25.0
garethc75 26/05 25.0
mr-sigma 26/05 25.0
dromm 26/05 24.0
sonsie 26/05 24.0
st3ptro 26/05 24.0
lbroekman 26/05 22.0
gardinersbay 26/05 22.0
banawalikar 26/05 20.0
plagegeist 26/05 20.0
prawnsbro 26/05 20.0
ckbega 26/05 20.0
trishl38 26/05 18.0
sahope 26/05 17.0
gg 26/05 16.0
speelcheck 16/05 10.0
curiousjackdaw 26/05 9.0
Puzzle Storm - Highest score (sorted high to low):
Username Date Highest score
tiagofernandes 26/05 52.0
rufusson_dufus 26/05 51.0
thinkerteacher 26/05 51.0
mainsequence 26/05 50.0
lucas236 26/05 50.0
jk_182 26/05 41.0
tiago fernandes 26/05 40.0
retirado 26/05 37.0
jk_128 26/05 36.0
dothemath 26/05 35.0
medvezhonok 26/05 32.0
hugo 26/05 29.0
bebetter14 26/05 28.0
medvezhonok 26/06 27.0
jordi 26/05 26.0
tim43 26/05 25.0
fattah1987 26/05 23.0
eydun 26/05 22.0
michelevski 26/05 21.0
yar_33 26/05 21.0
randomtask45 26/05 20.0
figgeous 26/05 20.0
jekatas 26/05 19.0
humbug 26/05 19.0
tone_fresh 26/05 19.0
art_of_fugue 26/05 19.0
theonozone 26/05 18.0
harsha_s 26/05 18.0
steve p 26/05 17.0
harsha_s 27/05 15.0
basilhenrick@gmail.com 26/05 14.0
sahope 26/05 14.0
Puzzle Rush - Highest low score (sorted high to low):
Username Date Highest low score
krolth45 26/05 29.0
randomtask45 26/05 27.0
mr-sigma 26/05 25.0
say chess 26/06 25.0
eoinl 26/05 24.0
wolfpawn 26/05 24.0
say chess 26/05 22.0
prawnsbro 26/05 20.0
plagegeist 26/05 20.0
garethc75 26/05 20.0
jeremykeillor 26/05 20.0
banawalikar 26/05 20.0
towngas 26/05 19.0
sonsie 26/05 19.0
trishl38 26/05 18.0
andrewrimmer 26/05 18.0
lbroekman 26/05 18.0
diogoudmijn 26/05 17.0
sahope 26/05 17.0
st3ptro 26/05 16.0
ckbega 26/05 15.0
derbyknight 26/05 15.0
speelcheck 26/05 15.0
dromm 26/05 13.0
nvisel 26/05 11.0
speelcheck 16/05 10.0
curiousjackdaw 26/05 7.0
gg 26/05 7.0
gardinersbay 26/05 6.0
Puzzle Storm - Highest low score (sorted high to low):
Username Date Highest low score
mainsequence 26/05 42.0
rufusson_dufus 26/05 41.0
tiago fernandes 26/05 40.0
jk_128 26/05 36.0
lucas236 26/05 34.0
tiagofernandes 26/05 34.0
jk_182 26/05 29.0
retirado 26/05 27.0
medvezhonok 26/06 27.0
thinkerteacher 26/05 25.0
randomtask45 26/05 20.0
figgeous 26/05 19.0
hugo 26/05 19.0
medvezhonok 26/05 18.0
dothemath 26/05 16.0
yar_33 26/05 15.0
harsha_s 27/05 15.0
michelevski 26/05 14.0
bebetter14 26/05 14.0
jordi 26/05 13.0
humbug 26/05 13.0
theonozone 26/05 13.0
art_of_fugue 26/05 13.0
jekatas 26/05 12.0
eydun 26/05 12.0
tone_fresh 26/05 12.0
harsha_s 26/05 10.0
sahope 26/05 9.0
steve p 26/05 9.0
basilhenrick@gmail.com 26/05 7.0
fattah1987 26/05 7.0
tim43 26/05 7.0
Puzzle Rush - Most stable performance (sorted low to high):
Username Date Performance stability
trishl38 26/05 0.000000
curiousjackdaw 26/05 0.836660
ckbega 26/05 1.923538
eoinl 26/05 2.121320
garethc75 26/05 2.302173
sonsie 26/05 2.516611
lbroekman 26/05 2.828427
andrewrimmer 26/05 2.872281
jeremykeillor 26/05 3.018462
say chess 26/05 3.098387
krolth45 26/05 3.466725
diogoudmijn 26/05 3.559026
st3ptro 26/05 3.559026
speelcheck 26/05 3.868678
gg 26/05 3.970726
dromm 26/05 4.324350
towngas 26/05 4.434712
gardinersbay 26/05 4.468069
wolfpawn 26/05 5.196152
nvisel 26/05 6.737128
derbyknight 26/05 9.192388
banawalikar 26/05 NaN
mr-sigma 26/05 NaN
plagegeist 26/05 NaN
prawnsbro 26/05 NaN
randomtask45 26/05 NaN
sahope 26/05 NaN
say chess 26/06 NaN
speelcheck 16/05 NaN
Puzzle Storm - Most stable performance (sorted low to high):
Username Date Performance stability
tiago fernandes 26/05 0.000000
figgeous 26/05 0.707107
sahope 26/05 1.870829
theonozone 26/05 1.900292
basilhenrick@gmail.com 26/05 2.015095
steve p 26/05 2.017778
art_of_fugue 26/05 2.097618
michelevski 26/05 2.280351
tone_fresh 26/05 2.503331
jekatas 26/05 2.549510
harsha_s 26/05 2.924649
humbug 26/05 3.214550
retirado 26/05 3.391165
hugo 26/05 3.438346
yar_33 26/05 3.464102
jk_182 26/05 3.569816
mainsequence 26/05 3.862210
jordi 26/05 3.994441
fattah1987 26/05 4.008325
bebetter14 26/05 4.371626
lucas236 26/05 4.498677
eydun 26/05 4.546061
tim43 26/05 4.647580
dothemath 26/05 4.763952
rufusson_dufus 26/05 5.033223
thinkerteacher 26/05 5.753160
medvezhonok 26/05 6.075909
tiagofernandes 26/05 7.767453
harsha_s 27/05 NaN
jk_128 26/05 NaN
medvezhonok 26/06 NaN
randomtask45 26/05 NaNLet me know if you have suggestions or ideas for the reporting throughout the challenge!
/Martin
Oh man I hope no one gets offended but man is it impossible to please people ! It’s just a challenge to do some chess tactics, you can just write your scores on a sheet of paper (or google doc) and send them at the end of the day in bunch of 10. Yeah it’s not perfect but we are not looking at sending people on the moon here. I believe the earth won’t explode if someone enters the wrong date, no need to hire a programmer or I don’t know what. If it’s too complicated, you can just do the challenge, not report and just check if you get higher scores after 2 weeks I don’t know.
Martin
I did today 100 runs (10 attempts/batches for 10 runs). In two of these I put the wrong date (26th instead of 27). I hope you can fix that as I do not want to spoil the data.
You probably may know the reason of this mistake - 100 runs average 36-40 is close to 4K puzzles solved today. It may explain why I have difficulty to figure out what day is today ;)