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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24 shown from 49500 locally materialized records.

Showing 2617–2640 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0DfUq

Rating 1710 advancedPawncrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0EaRH

Rating 1710 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0FsVo

Rating 1710 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0GCMY

Rating 1710 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 0HgKt

Rating 1710 advancedPawnattractioncrushing
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Puzzle 0HUxJ

Rating 1710 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0HVYz

Rating 1710 backRankMatedeflectionmate
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Puzzle 0Ifue

Rating 1710 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0OFw2

Rating 1710 advantageclearancelong
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Puzzle 0OQ1Z

Rating 1710 advantageintermezzomiddlegame
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Puzzle 0PJPk

Rating 1710 advantagehangingPiecelong
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Puzzle 0PtQu

Rating 1710 crushingkingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0Q9QR

Rating 1710 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0Qof6

Rating 1710 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0R0Cp

Rating 1710 crushingmiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0RKvz

Rating 1710 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Sjxl

Rating 1710 crushingendgamehangingPiece
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Puzzle 0UwUn

Rating 1710 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 004Ao

Rating 1711 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 03IjT

Rating 1711 crushingendgameveryLong
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