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Real positions. Quiet practice.

Challenging Chess Puzzles

Real positions from rated games. Narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then solve or print each one.

Rating 1600–1999 · 9000 puzzles

Challenging level — for strong club players

Multi-move combinations where move order and in-between resources decide whether the idea works at all.

How to train at this level

Calculate the full line to a quiet position before playing the first move. When you fail one, replay it and find the exact ply where your calculation diverged — that habit converts losses into training signal.

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Puzzle 00j1r

Rating 1600 dovetailMateendgamematemateIn1oneMove
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Puzzle 01hEk

Rating 1600 clearancekingsideAttackmatemateIn2middlegameoperaMatesacrificeshort
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Puzzle 02HYo

Rating 1600 crushingintermezzolongmiddlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 02LXB

Rating 1600 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2middlegameshort
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Puzzle 051YJ

Rating 1600 attractiondiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckkingsideAttackmatemateIn5middlegamesacrificeveryLong
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Puzzle 06Ss1

Rating 1600 advantageattractionendgameforklong
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Puzzle 06VJl

Rating 1600 advantageendgameforkshort
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Puzzle 07Khq

Rating 1600 crushingmiddlegamepinshort
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Puzzle 09aaY

Rating 1600 advantagemiddlegamepinshort
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Puzzle 0D9qe

Rating 1600 advantageendgameforklongmastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 0Dyg6

Rating 1600 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2middlegameshort
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Puzzle 0FuZh

Rating 1600 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckmastermatemateIn2middlegameshort
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Puzzle 0G8to

Rating 1600 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2middlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Ir5m

Rating 1600 crushingmiddlegameshortskewer
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Puzzle 007AS

Rating 1601 crushingmastermiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 01QgQ

Rating 1601 dovetailMateendgamematemateIn2short
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Puzzle 02Eaa

Rating 1601 attractionkingsideAttacklongmatemateIn3middlegamesacrifice
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Puzzle 02k6q

Rating 1601 advantagemiddlegamequietMoveshort
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Puzzle 04HmJ

Rating 1601 advantageendgamehangingPieceshort