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 2809–2832 of 9000 matching records

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Puzzle 0K4U5

Rating 1718 crushingdefensiveMoveendgame
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Puzzle 0NRcg

Rating 1718 advantagecapturingDefenderlong
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Puzzle 0PDvO

Rating 1718 bishopEndgamecrushingdefensiveMove
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Puzzle 0RTQJ

Rating 1718 crushingendgameintermezzo
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Puzzle 0UELy

Rating 1718 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 00IiM

Rating 1719 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02J8U

Rating 1719 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 02MA3

Rating 1719 advantagekingsideAttacklong
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Puzzle 07dgL

Rating 1719 matemateIn2middlegame
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Puzzle 07hgu

Rating 1719 advantageattractionfork
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Puzzle 08PQ5

Rating 1719 advantagemiddlegameshort
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Puzzle 0BBLt

Rating 1719 advantageendgamemaster
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Puzzle 0BrRR

Rating 1719 crushingexposedKinglong
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Puzzle 0BTcc

Rating 1719 kingsideAttackmatemateIn2
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Puzzle 0Jrfk

Rating 1719 endgamekingsideAttackmate
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