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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Puzzle 0Fnve

Rating 1700 advantageattractionkingsideAttack
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Puzzle 0IgJT

Rating 1700 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0KrvZ

Rating 1700 crushingendgameexposedKing
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Puzzle 0LR7F

Rating 1700 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 0MjwT

Rating 1700 endgameequalityhangingPiece
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Puzzle 0Pvv2

Rating 1700 advantagedefensiveMoveopening
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Puzzle 0SAu9

Rating 1700 advancedPawncrushingdeflection
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Puzzle 005gP

Rating 1701 crushingenPassantendgame
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Puzzle 016F4

Rating 1701 crushingmiddlegameveryLong
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Puzzle 02WKM

Rating 1701 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 03FqH

Rating 1701 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 04fno

Rating 1701 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 04vyh

Rating 1701 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 06ZHc

Rating 1701 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 076Cj

Rating 1701 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 07bhT

Rating 1701 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 08bpP

Rating 1701 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 08XWO

Rating 1701 advantagemastermiddlegame
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