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 2785–2808 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0Ni7l

Rating 1717 crushingmastermasterVsMaster
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Puzzle 0R5Ix

Rating 1717 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 0RpeC

Rating 1717 advantageintermezzolong
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Puzzle 0TBYh

Rating 1717 advancedPawnbishopEndgamecrushing
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Puzzle 01QHF

Rating 1718 advantagelongmiddlegame
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Puzzle 01UBF

Rating 1718 advantagedefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 05iaV

Rating 1718 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 05Zga

Rating 1718 crushingdeflectionendgame
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Puzzle 07kV0

Rating 1718 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 08dVM

Rating 1718 endgameequalitypawnEndgame
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Puzzle 09MTB

Rating 1718 crushingdiscoveredAttackmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0CZV8

Rating 1718 advantagediscoveredAttackendgame
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Puzzle 0FVLi

Rating 1718 crushingdiscoveredAttackdiscoveredCheck
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Puzzle 0H6RO

Rating 1718 advantageforkmiddlegame
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Puzzle 0HnDV

Rating 1718 advantageopeningshort
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