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 2737–2760 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0NrPd

Rating 1715 advantagediscoveredCheckdoubleCheck
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Puzzle 0RDbH

Rating 1715 crushingendgameskewer
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Puzzle 0UDJM

Rating 1715 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 0UiKs

Rating 1715 discoveredAttackendgamemate
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Puzzle 0ULpP

Rating 1715 discoveredAttackdiscoveredCheckenPassant
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Puzzle 00F5e

Rating 1716 advantageendgameshort
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Puzzle 01e0v

Rating 1716 advantagemiddlegamequeensideAttack
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Puzzle 02gIr

Rating 1716 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 02udP

Rating 1716 crushingendgameknightEndgame
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Puzzle 03EMq

Rating 1716 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 03I2G

Rating 1716 discoveredAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 03ns6

Rating 1716 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 04oZl

Rating 1716 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0CJlf

Rating 1716 advancedPawncrushingendgame
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Puzzle 0G7MC

Rating 1716 crushinglongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HapD

Rating 1716 crushingendgamequeenRookEndgame
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Puzzle 0IucZ

Rating 1716 advantagemiddlegameshort
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