Real positions. Quiet practice.

Challenging Chess Puzzles

Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.

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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Showing 2377–2400 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Tc6F

Rating 1699 advancedPawnclearancecrushing
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Puzzle 0Tk3G

Rating 1699 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0TOrD

Rating 1699 attractioncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0UdQd

Rating 1699 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 01dmM

Rating 1700 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02AoV

Rating 1700 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 05uvR

Rating 1700 advantageinterferencemiddlegame
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Puzzle 07Gkj

Rating 1700 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 07h4W

Rating 1700 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 08mjD

Rating 1700 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 08xB1

Rating 1700 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 08zly

Rating 1700 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0A6oD

Rating 1700 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0Agob

Rating 1700 advantagedeflectionlong
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Puzzle 0Bpsa

Rating 1700 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 0BYYw

Rating 1700 attractioncrushinglong
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Puzzle 0CyDe

Rating 1700 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0DZRR

Rating 1700 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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