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 2713–2736 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0DUta

Rating 1714 bishopEndgamecrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0FQBp

Rating 1714 capturingDefendercrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0HhE2

Rating 1714 advantagedeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0HWBh

Rating 1714 attractioncrushingfork
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Puzzle 0K6zq

Rating 1714 crushingmiddlegamepin
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Puzzle 0NHTu

Rating 1714 advancedPawncollinearMovedoubleCheck
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Puzzle 0OEgy

Rating 1714 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0Th9l

Rating 1714 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0TX5g

Rating 1714 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 05QFF

Rating 1715 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckendgame
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Puzzle 06aC5

Rating 1715 crushingendgamemaster
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Puzzle 08k0h

Rating 1715 crushingmastermiddlegame
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Puzzle 0A1zE

Rating 1715 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0Dvd3

Rating 1715 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0FXMB

Rating 1715 advantagecapturingDefendermaster
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Puzzle 0KGr7

Rating 1715 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 0MxX5

Rating 1715 crushingdeflectionmaster
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Puzzle 0NqDU

Rating 1715 advantagelongmiddlegame
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