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 2689–2712 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 02yVL

Rating 1713 advantagecapturingDefenderlong
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Puzzle 074Aw

Rating 1713 advantagemiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 08KQW

Rating 1713 advantagemastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HdDp

Rating 1713 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0I89N

Rating 1713 advancedPawncrushinglong
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Puzzle 0JNNe

Rating 1713 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0KYEn

Rating 1713 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0L6Rc

Rating 1713 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0Oe1t

Rating 1713 crushingexposedKingfork
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Puzzle 0QDPo

Rating 1713 advancedPawnadvantagedeflection
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Puzzle 02Q9P

Rating 1714 crushingendgamequietMove
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Puzzle 047oQ

Rating 1714 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 05RP4

Rating 1714 attractionendgamemate
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Puzzle 0A2Zp

Rating 1714 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Aq3m

Rating 1714 attractionclearancecrushing
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